Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 31849

Tabled: 9 October 2026

Question

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

Conservative — Solihull West and Shirley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions her department has had on building (a) surgical and (b) medical readiness within the NHS as part of plans for improving national resilience, including mass casualty response.