Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Defence Procurement of 8 June 2021, Official Report 821, whether the Ajax programme has met its forecast initial operating capability.
As I made clear on 9 June 2021 (Question 10608), the Department will not declare Initial Operating Capability until it is confident there is an acceptable pathway to resolution for noise and vibration issues.
We are fully engaged with the senior management of General Dynamics and working to resolve outstanding issues.