Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what traffic light colour rating was assigned to the Armoured Cavalry (Ajax) programme in the recent Infrastructure Projects Authority Annual Report on Major Projects 2020-21.

To accompany the publication of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority Annual Report on the 15 July 2021, the MOD has published Delivery Confidence Assessments for the majority of our major programmes on the Government Major Project Portfolio. These can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/infrastructure-and-projects-authority-annual-report-2021

The Armoured Cavalry Programme (Ajax) has a Delivery Confidence Assessment of red.

It is important to note that Delivery Confidence Assessments are not a comprehensive reflection of project performance but reflect the Senior Responsible Owner's view of the Programme's likelihood of success at a specific snapshot in time if issues and risks are left unaddressed.