Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the AJAX Lessons Learned Review will include reference to the role of contractual weaknesses which may have contributed to the delayed delivery of the platform.

Clive Sheldon KC was formally appointed on 19 May 2022 to lead the independent Ajax Lessons Learned Review within the scope set out in his terms of reference, published on the Government website at the below link:

The Ajax Lessons Learned Review – Terms of Reference - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)