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1331836

registered interest
date	10/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take on the AJAX programme, in response to the conclusion of the Millbrook Proving Ground assessment; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	13864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text <p>The independent Millbrook trials have been commissioned and are due to conclude next month. The Ministry of Defence will carefully consider the results of the trials to determine what further steps may be required. The Ministry of Defence will not take Ajax into Initial Operating Capability until the Department are satisfied that the capability meets our requirements.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 16/06/2021 11:16:33 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1332052

registered interest
date	10/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many AJAX (a) hulls, (b) turrets (c) vehicles have been produced by General Dynamics to date.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	13866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>As at the end of May 2021, General Dynamics has completed 263 hulls. 58 turrets have been manufactured under a sub-contract with Lockheed Martin. A total of 107 vehicles have been produced.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 15/06/2021 14:01:05 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1331250

registered interest
date	09/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department or any of its agencies commissioned any noise and/or vibration studies on Ajax Scout in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	12964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>Noise and vibration assessments are standard parts of the industry contracted development and trials activity whilst vehicles were operated by industry. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has continued to work together with General Dynamics in assessing the vehicle. Additional MOD assessments have been undertaken following more recent Army crewed acceptance trials, which identified potential issues.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD commissioned testing by the Institute of Naval Medicine (INM) in May 2020. These were conducted in August 2020 and investigated both noise and vibration. In addition, the Army’s Environmental Health Team, supported by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, conducted “in-ear” assessments of military crews of AJAX platforms between 31 October and 5 November 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD has since commissioned independent Millbrook trials for vibration which are currently ongoing and due to report in late July 2021.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 12967 question first answered 14/06/2021 10:57:11 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1331253

registered interest
date	09/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Ajax Scout Gateway Reviews 1, 2 and 3 were.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	12965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>A number of strategic assessment gateway reviews have been held and a Gateway 4 Review was held in March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 14/06/2021 16:37:48 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1331390

registered interest
date	09/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will publish the report commissioned to Millbrook Proving Ground on AJAX.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	12966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>There are no plans to publish the report resulting from the AJAX vibration trial at Millbrook Proving Ground.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 14/06/2021 10:53:30 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1331395

registered interest
date	09/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when Defence Equipment and Support undertook their own analysis on vibration issues for the Ajax vehicle.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	12967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>Noise and vibration assessments are standard parts of the industry contracted development and trials activity whilst vehicles were operated by industry. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has continued to work together with General Dynamics in assessing the vehicle. Additional MOD assessments have been undertaken following more recent Army crewed acceptance trials, which identified potential issues.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD commissioned testing by the Institute of Naval Medicine (INM) in May 2020. These were conducted in August 2020 and investigated both noise and vibration. In addition, the Army’s Environmental Health Team, supported by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, conducted “in-ear” assessments of military crews of AJAX platforms between 31 October and 5 November 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD has since commissioned independent Millbrook trials for vibration which are currently ongoing and due to report in late July 2021.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 12964 question first answered 14/06/2021 10:57:11 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1331403

registered interest
date	09/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of whether AJAX is able to reach initial operating capability if its operators must wear headsets for protection against noise and vibration.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	12968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>Due to the nature of the operating environment, all Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV) crews must and do wear headsets. As well as providing protection against noise, AFV headsets are critical for the provision of internal crew communications as well as radio communications with other vehicles.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The headsets currently being trialled for use by Ajax operators must ensure crew communications, radio communications and protection against the noise signature of the Ajax vehicles. The trials that are underway are specifically designed to ensure this. Headsets do not provide protection against vibration.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 14/06/2021 10:55:11 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1331473

registered interest
date	09/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Mali: Peacekeeping Operations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many covid-19 vaccinations have been administered to personnel involved in the UK Task Force in Mali.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	12969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>As of the 11 June 2021, 98.6% of personnel deployed to the UK Task Force in Mali had received a first dose of their COVID-19 vaccine and, of these, 56% have also received a second dose. Defence will ensure that no member of the Armed Forces serving or deploying overseas is disadvantaged in their access to COVID-19 vaccines.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 15/06/2021 11:25:50 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1331474

registered interest
date	09/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Mali: Peacekeeping Operations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel involved in the UK Task Force in Mali have tested positive for covid-19 to date.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	12970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>Since March 2020, there have been 24 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 amongst Service personnel deployed to the UK Task Force in Mali.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 15/06/2021 10:58:10 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1330721

registered interest
date	08/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department was first informed of vibration issues identified during Ajax Armoured Vehicle programme trials.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	12072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>As preparation activity for the Capability Drop 1 vehicles at the end of 2019, some soldiers were invited to do pre-trials training on prototype variants. Whilst the on-board sensors did not register any issues subsequently there were anecdotal reports of vibration.</p><p> </p><p>A small number of soldiers engaged in Entry Qualification Trials reported noise and vibration characteristics in July 2020 and in September 2020 a medical staff report raised possibility of noise injuries. As a result, the Authority commissioned in-ear assessments through the Army environmental health team. Evidence from this led to the immediate stop of all dynamic vehicle training on 6 November 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Authority has subsequently commissioned independent trials with Millbrook Proving Ground to provide an independent assessment of the vibration data provided by General Dynamics which we expect to report in late July 2021.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 14/06/2021 10:52:41 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones