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Written question asked by Lord Taylor of Warwick (Non-affiliated) on Wednesday, 21 December 2022, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 January 2023. It was answered by Baroness Goldie (Conservative) on Monday, 9 January 2023 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Military Aid

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to involve the military in replacing the nurses, paramedics and border force during the strike action.

Answer

The Ministry of Defence has no plans to provide military personnel to ‘replace’ nurses and paramedics during the upcoming strike action. Defence will, however, make 500 military personnel available for ambulance driving tasks to support NHS Trusts during January 2023. A further 600 military personnel were made available to support Border Force during the industrial action on the 23-26 and 28-31 December 2022.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4508
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Public sector Strikes Military aid
Link
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