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Written question asked by Mark Francois (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 September 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 10 September 2021 (named day). It was answered by Jeremy Quin (Conservative) on Friday, 10 September 2021 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ajax Vehicles: Testing

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 6 September 2021, HCWS260, on the Armoured Cavalry (Ajax) Programme, how many of the 310 MoD personnel who (a) have been assessed or (b) are awaiting assessments for potentially having suffered hearing damage as a result of participating in the Ajax trials programme have been administered with steroid injections to date.

Answer

As I stated in my update to the House on AJAX (HCWS260), I will update the House on the number of personnel affected by noise and vibration in due course and provide further details.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
43711
Session
2021-22
Related items
Subjects
Armed forces Hearing impairment Steroid drugs Testing Ajax vehicles
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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