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Department of Health and Social Care: Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, how many (a) public engagements and (b) private meetings Ministers in their Department have undertaken related t

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
25 Feb 2026
Target answer date
2 Mar 2026
Answer
16 Mar 2026 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 25 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, how many (a) public engagements and (b) private meetings Ministers in their Department have undertaken related t

  2. 2 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    My Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has regular discussions with officials, external experts and ministerial colleagues on a range of issues, including national security, defence and resilience, and associated public com...

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