Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 108593

Ajax Vehicles: Health and Safety

Tabled: 27 January 2026
Answered: 2 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Mr Mark Francois

ConservativeRayleigh and Wickford

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his recent WMS on Ajax of 22 January 2026, whether the current or former National Armament Director advised him that Ajax was safe to enter operational service.

Answer

Luke Pollard
I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 17 December 2025 to Question 98361 which remains extant.