Question follow-through · 57167
Armed Conflict: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to participate in a joint sprint review with the Ministry of Defence to assess the national health ecosystem’s capacity to meet the demands of major military operations
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 3 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 5 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 20 Jun 2025 · 17 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
3 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to participate in a joint sprint review with the Ministry of Defence to assess the national health ecosystem’s capacity to meet the demands of major military operations
5 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Jun 2025
Answer published
Ensuring that the national health system is resilient and prepared to meet the demands of major military operations is of vital importance to deterrence and defence.The Department of Health and Social Care will work closely with the Ministry of Defence to...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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