Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current status of the future IT system for the Defence Medical Services is; and what the (a) product name, (b) estimated cost, (c) estimated date for the initial operational capability of the programme is; and what the position of that programme within the MOD equipment plan is.

Programme CORTISONE will deliver a medical information system made up of several commercial off-the-shelf products and services combined using an integration platform. Costs and product names are subject to procurement processes that have yet to commence. Currently, the estimated date for CORTISONE's Initial Operating Capability is July 2022. CORTISONE is a fully funded programme and is affordable within allocated control totals.