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Department of Health and Social Care: Military Aid

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 9 December 2024UIN 17315

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many taskings for Military Aid to the Civil Authorities from his Department required the use of RAF CH-47 Chinook helicopters since 2019.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne

The Department does not hold information on the number or type of military assets used to fulfil a Military Aid to Civil Authorities request. It is the responsibility of the Ministry of Defence to determine the appropriate military assets, and therefore the need for a CH-47 Chinook helicopter.

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