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Armed Forces: Health Services

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 19 October 2025UIN 79524

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 57 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, updated 8 July 2025, what progress he has made in establishing an independent review board.

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones

The Ministry of Defence is exploring options for an independent review board to assure national health ecosystem—Defence, the NHS, and the private sector— readiness to meet the demands of warfighting and other strategic health emergencies involving Defence Medical Services.

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