Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his comments to the House of Commons Defence Select Committee on 2 November 2022, whether he expects Ajax to begin its reliability and growth trials in December 2022 or January 2023.

Analysis of the data and crew feedback from the user validation trials has concluded. The trials successfully met their objectives to establish the effectiveness of the modifications proposed by General Dynamics to address the noise and vibration concerns on Ajax. The trials ensured vehicle crews remained safely within noise and vibration levels, allowing progression to the Reliability Growth Trials that we intend to commence in January 2023.