Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who in his Department has had access to the draft Sheldon report on the Ajax lessons learned review.

Clive Sheldon KC shared his initial draft report with the Second Permanent Secretary, as part of his most recent progress update, and with those officials involved in or supporting the representations process, which includes fact-checking and suggesting refinements to the recommendations as well as the Maxwellisation exercise. As is usual practice, Mr Sheldon will decide which comments to accept.