Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when (a) his Department, (b) Defence Equipment and Support and (c) the Army were first made aware of quality assurance defects in respect of the Ajax armoured fighting vehicle.

Quality issues were first identified in 2017 whilst witnessing Factory Acceptance Tests of Capability Drop 0 vehicles. In respect of Capability Drop 1 vehicles, 26 have to date passed General Acceptance Testing with two vehicles rejected.