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Armed Forces: Health Services

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 19 October 2025UIN 79522

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 131 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, updated 8 July 2025, what progress he made in improving the (a) physical and (b) digital infrastructure of Defence Medical Services.

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones

The Defence Investment Plan will set out how the Ministry of Defence (MOD) will deliver the vision of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) over the next 10 years, including confirming the funding available to improve the physical and digital infrastructure of Defence Medical Services, together with medical evacuation and medical stockpiles.

The SDR commits the MOD to establish a ten-year physical infrastructure plan for Defence medical by February 2026, including options for medical infrastructure drawing on the NHS and private finance.

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