Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2023 to Question 194354 on Navy: Greenwich Hospital, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the relationship between his Department, Greenwich Hospital and the Royal Hospital School.

The Director of Greenwich Hospital (DGH), appointed by the Secretary of State, is proprietor of the Royal Hospital School (RHS) and sits on the school's Board of Governors. Until formal governance can be modernised via legislation, the Greenwich Hospital Advisory Board including DGH, chaired by the Second Sea Lord, has established closer engagement with Governors and the RHS senior leadership team to ensure the effective delivery of education and Greenwich Hospital's objectives at the RHS.