Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel are currently assisting local hospitals in their response to the covid-19 outbreak.

There are currently 50 Armed Forces personnel deployed to three hospitals to provide direct support to their COVID-19 response. In addition to this there are a further circa 1,622 personnel from the Joint Hospital Group who are routinely embedded within NHS Trusts who may be delivering against COVID-19 related activities.