Asked by: Margaret Greenwood (Labour - Wirral West)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of military personnel deployed away from their usual posting to assist with the covid-19 vaccination programme who do not have adequate childcare in place.
Answered by James Heappey
There are currently 600 military personnel deployed to assist with the COVID-19 vaccination programme. However, we do not hold data on the different childcare arrangements put in place by our Service families. This information is assessed at a local level on the basis of a community needs analysis, where local solutions can be provided for local areas of need.