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Armed Forces: Oxygen

Asked by Mr Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 29 October 2025UIN 83874

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve systems for delivering oxygen to battlefield trauma casualties without making use of pressurised cylinders; and what estimate he has made of when this will be available for frontline use.

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) deploys oxygen concentrators under certain circumstances to deliver oxygen without pressurised cylinders.

The Defence Investment Plan will set out any further funding available to support the wider roll out of oxygen concentrators to deliver oxygen to battlefield trauma casualties.

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