Question follow-through · 114925

Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to provide an answer to Question 101920.

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
25 Feb 2026
Answer
17 Mar 2026 · 22 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to provide an answer to Question 101920.

  2. 25 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The number of personnel with a recorded code for the relevant symptom has been provided. It should be noted that personnel who had a recorded symptom for noise or vibration may have had this on their health record prior to their first Ajax use. For any se...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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