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100005

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what military personnel they are providing to contain the spread of ebola; and how many staffed and equipped field hospitals they have, if any.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL2220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>In response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the UK has committed £205 million to contain, combat and ultimately defeat the disease in Sierra Leone. UK support will include the construction of six Ebola treatment centres across the country, providing 700 beds to treat 8,800 patients over the next six months.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In support of this effort, the UK has deployed 750 military personnel to Sierra Leone. This will support the deployment of RFA Argus and three Merlin helicopters which will provide crucial transport support to medical teams and aid experts. It also includes military personnel to staff a WHO Ebola Training Facility training healthcare workers, logisticians and hygiene specialists; and support to a UK joint civilian-military command and control hub, which will provide the backbone of infrastructure, commodities, training and management needed to scale up the response in Sierra Leone.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 03/11/2014 11:56:18 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

100595

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the research report by the Keenan Research Centre at St Michael's Hospital in Toronto which estimates that three ebola carriers fly out of the most affected countries each month and that their preferred destination is London; and whether they have any plans to further increase ebola testing at airports.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL2332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The report makes a number of assumptions, including that exit screening procedures were not in place in the major affected countries. Since the report was published in August exit screening in the three most affected countries is now in place.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Screening is now in operation in Heathrow, Gatwick, Birmingham and Manchester airports and at St Pancras (Eurostar). The purpose of screening is to identify, and give advice to, passengers coming from high risk areas who will be spending time in the United Kingdom. This is to provide them with relevant advice on the nature of the virus, what to be aware of, and what action to take should they begin to display any symptoms.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 05/11/2014 15:52:37 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

101316

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has carried out a risk assessment of the threat posed to the UK by the Ebola epidemic.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	212358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office continues to work with colleagues across government to monitor and assess the risk posed to the UK by the current Ebola epidemic. The advice from the Chief Medical Officer is that the public health risk in the UK remains low.</p><p>I refer the Hon Member to the statement made by my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Health on 13 October 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 03/11/2014 17:09:20 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

101414

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has carried out a risk assessment of the threat posed to the UK by the Ebola epidemic.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	212364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department continues to work with colleagues across government to monitor and assess the risk posed to the United Kingdom by the current Ebola epidemic. The advice from the Chief Medical Officer is that the public health risk in the UK remains low.</p><p> </p><p>I refer the Hon Member to the statement made by my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health (Mr Jeremy Hunt) on 13 October 2014, Official Report, columns 28-30.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 04/11/2014 16:39:39 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

101567

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what contingency plans the Government is making for quarantine procedures for people entering the UK from countries where the Ebola virus is present in the event of a further spread of that virus.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	212378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>In addition to departure screening in affected countries, entry screening has been introduced for people travelling to the United Kingdom from Ebola infected areas. This also provides them with clear advice about immediate actions should they develop any relevant symptoms.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are already public health powers in place to enable the quarantining of an individual suffering from the symptoms of Ebola should they be needed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps the threat posed to the UK by the spread of Ebola virus disease, and the measures required to tackle it, under regular review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 05/11/2014 15:23:28 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

101568

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support and screening facilities his Department has provided for health service volunteers assisting with the Ebola virus crisis in West Africa.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	212400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department of Health is collaborating with a number of Government Departments, Agencies and non-governmental organisation partners to provide support and screening to health service volunteers assisting with the Ebola crisis in West Africa. This work is being managed by the Department for International Development in conjunction with UK Med.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>UK Med run the <em>UK International Emergency Medical</em>, of UK surgeons, anaesthetists, emergency physicians/nurses and other supporting medical, nursing and paramedical staff. They ensure that those who volunteer for this programme of work are appropriately trained, prepared and accountable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The programme comprises a robust selection process, pre-deployment preparations and occupational health and psychological screening, training in the United Kingdom with further training and mentoring in Sierra Leone, and advice and support from Public Health England on monitoring health on return.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/11/2014 17:33:34 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

101726

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the strain of the ebola virus responsible for the recent outbreak, and whether it is a novel mutated strain of the virus.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL2535
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa is caused by Ebola Virus (EBOV) (formerly Zaire ebolavirus), first discovered in 1976. There is no evidence to suggest that the current strain of EBOV has a higher rate of transmissibility or an unusual level of pathogenicity compared with previous strains.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to work with colleagues across government to monitor and assess the risk posed to the United Kingdom by the current Ebola epidemic. The advice from the Chief Medical Officer is that the public health risk in the UK remains low, but this risk assessment is kept under regular review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/11/2014 14:27:38 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

101727

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the likelihood of the aerosol transmission of the ebola virus.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL2536
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Ebola is spread through body fluid secretions directly and as stated in the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens guidance, United Kingdom experts agree there is no circumstantial or epidemiological evidence of an aerosol transmission risk.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Public Health England document <em>Guidance Ebola: origins, reservoirs, transmission, guidelines</em> clarifies this in more detail:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ebola-origins-reservoirs-transmission-and-guidelines</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/11/2014 14:29:35 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

101728

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether an independent audit has been carried out of the isolation procedures and practical skills of staff in National Health Service hospitals designated to treat any ebola patients.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL2537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>All National Health Service trusts and providers of independent healthcare and adult social care in England are required to comply with <em>The Health and Social Care Act 2008 Code of Practice for health and adult social care on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance </em>(2009). This includes standards around infection control provision. A copy is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/216227/dh_123923.pdf</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Care Quality Commission takes this code into account when making decisions about the registration of a provider.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Those NHS trusts that have been designated as having specialist infection control facilities (Royal Free Hospital London, Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital and Sheffield Teaching Hospital) are subject to additional checks. In line with the requirements set out under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), the designated person from Health and Safety Executive’s Biological Agents Unit Hazardous Installations has visited each of the units and continues to work closely with them.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/11/2014 14:29:02 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

101907

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to introduce further measures at airports to prevent the spread of Ebola to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
	uin	212791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government has put in place enhanced screening and monitoring at the United Kingdom’s main ports of entry for people travelling from the affected Ebola regions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The risk of transmission occurring within the community in the UK is, and remains very low due to the range of robust measures that have been put in place including screening. However, we keep the screening programme under regular review and will take into account any significant changes in the factors underpinning this assessment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 05/11/2014 16:17:22 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

1019824

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with the World Health Organisation on global preparedness in the event of further Ebola outbreaks.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	198730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK takes the threat of Ebola to global health security very seriously. The Secretary of State has engaged regularly with the Director General of the World Health Organisation about the current outbreak in DRC and how the UK can provide support to the response. The current response is building on previous UK investments on preparedness and health systems; the experimental vaccine used in DRC was developed with UK support after the West Africa outbreak in 2014-15.</p><p>More broadly DFID is investing £40million over four years through the Tackling Deadly Diseases in Africa Programme (TDDAP) to support preparedness, detection and response work for diseases including Ebola in the countries most at risk. Our ongoing work to support WHO reform is paying dividends in the current response.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/12/2018 17:44:50 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

105763

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what general advice and notice of suspect ships they give to port health authorities, customs, immigration and pilots who run the risk of coming into contact with infection on a ship which has recently visited West African ports where ebola is in evidence.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL2578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Advice on the arrival of ships from affected countries is being provided from the Department for Transport to Public Health England (PHE). PHE working through its local centres and in conjunction with local authorities and port authorities is determining on a case by case basis the required approach to each ship’s arrival. Important considerations are transit time from port in affected country (anything over 21 days is outside the incubation period for Ebola) and an understanding of the potential exposure of the crew. Maritime Declarations of Health are required routinely from ships arriving in United Kingdom ports which provide advance assurance of the health status of their crews. Notwithstanding this, local public health professionals are available to make proportionate assessments of arriving ship’s crews in order to determine any risk to public health and as required, any further follow up actions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/11/2014 12:14:53 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

105971

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many UK health workers have gone to West Africa to help tackle the Ebola virus.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
	uin	212924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The Chief Medical Officer wrote to National Health Service medical and nursing directors on 19 September seeking volunteers to help efforts on the ground in West Africa. Currently over 1000 NHS staff and 185 staff from Public Health England have put their names forward through UK MED which runs the <em>UK International Emergency Medical Register </em>(UKIEMR).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The programme comprises a robust selection process, pre-deployment vaccinations and occupational health and psychological screening, training in the UK with further training and mentoring in Sierra Leone, and advice and support on monitoring health on return. We do not expect everyone on the register to be deployed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not know how many UK health care workers are currently deployed with non-governmental organisations on the ground in West Africa.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 10/11/2014 17:29:12 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

106095

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what function the National Maritime Intelligence Organisation's Vessels of Interest (VOI) list performs in alerting ports to ships with potential cases of Ebola onboard; and how many ships have been listed on the VOI list in the last two months because of possible Ebola cases.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
	uin	213173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The National Maritime Information Centre (NMIC) is reporting to interested government departments the movement and expected arrival information of vessels that have been in ports or anchorages in Guinea, Liberia or Sierra Leone within the Ebola incubation period (21 days). This information is made available to the ports and shipping communities, including port health authorities.</p><p> </p><p>There are six ships on the current Vessels of Interest (VoI) list which have, within the last 21 days, visited ports in the three countries affected by the Ebola outbreak. A total of 67 VoIs has been identified in the last two months. Most of these vessels have not called at a UK port but were rather travelling to neighbouring countries. Of these vessels, none have been identified as having any symptoms of Ebola like virus on board.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 06/11/2014 14:28:16 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

106096

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department has produced for people working in port pilotage on protocol for dealing with ships entering the UK from regions affected by the Ebola virus.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
	uin	213174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>In October 2014, guidance titled &quot;West Africa Ebola Outbreak – Guidance to UK Ports and Shipping Operators&quot; was produced in consultation with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s medical advisor and Public Health England. Work on additional guidance, which is being produced in consultation with Public Health England, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and industry has been under way for some time, and I have asked for this to be made available as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 06/11/2014 14:29:09 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

106097

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what independent checks are made on the validity of reports on crew health which ships submit to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on entering UK waters.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
	uin	213175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>Port Health Officers routinely check declarations of health on arrival.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 06/11/2014 14:29:52 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

106098

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether extra resources have been made available to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to support its response to the Ebola outbreak; and what estimate he has made of the number of staff hours in the MCA which have been spent on responding to the Ebola outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
	uin	213176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>I have asked officials at the MCA whether they need any more resources to support their work on the response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Thus far, work on this has been carried out under normal operating procedures.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 06/11/2014 14:30:36 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

155987

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been screened for the Ebola virus in the UK following the recent implementation of screening procedures.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	214464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>As at 23:59 on 17 November, a total of 931 passengers had been assessed at ports with enhanced screening operations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/11/2014 17:33:15 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

155988

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, where screening for the Ebola virus is taking place in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	214465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>Enhanced screening operations are in place at London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Birmingham and Manchester airports, and London St Pancras train station. Entry screening at these ports is estimated to cover 97% of through ticketed arrivals from affected countries.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Other ports of entry are covered remotely when Border Force notify of passengers travelling to the United Kingdom on indirect flights. Similarly, ships are met at ports when we have been informed of their arrival in advance, and they have docked in a country of interest within the last 21 days.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/11/2014 17:32:47 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

156647

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS (a) has spent and (b) plans to spend on tackling Ebola in (i) Sierra Leone, (ii) the UK and (iii) elsewhere in this financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Turner
	uin	215174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The information on the spend on Ebola by the National Health Service as a whole is not held centrally. However, NHS England is currently undertaking a full appraisal of the potential financial impact of Ebola on the NHS, and have a number of impact workshops planned.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The NHS has not incurred any cost in Sierra Leone or in enabling staff to work in Sierra Leone.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/11/2014 17:01:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1426 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Turner

156650

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department (a) has spent and (b) plans to spend on Ebola in (i) Sierra Leone, (ii) the UK and (iii) elsewhere in this financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Turner
	uin	215173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>Tackling the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is a priority for my department. As of 21 November, we have committed £230 million.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The vast majority of our commitment will be spent tackling this crisis in Sierra Leone, where the UK is leading the international response. A small proportion of funds have been disbursed to support the work of NGOs in Liberia, where the US is leading the international response to Ebola.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will work with the international community to ensure that the financial resources needed to contain, combat and ultimately defeat this deadly disease are made available, in the right areas and at the right time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 24/11/2014 15:54:27 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1426 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Turner

167392

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support his Department provides to research into finding a cure for Ebola; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
	uin	216739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills supports research into Ebola through the UK Research Councils who support a number of research projects addressing different aspects of the disease. This includes work on vaccines, treatments and interventions, and finding a cure.</p><p> </p><p>Current Medical Research Council (MRC) funded research includes a £2.8m grant funding jointly by the MRC, the Wellcome Trust and DFID to allow a team led by the University of Oxford to test the safety of a candidate vaccine alongside similar trials in the US.</p><p> </p><p>The MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, at Imperial College London, is an official WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Modelling. Researchers there have been providing advice to the WHO regarding the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa and contributed to a study reviewing data since the beginning of the outbreak in December 2013 to determine the scale of the epidemic, better understand the spread of the disease, and explore what it will take to reverse the trend of infections.</p><p> </p><p>The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is supporting one £3.6m study which aims to improve our understanding of the cultural and political dimension to inform interventions. In addition researchers funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) are using the Diamond Light Source to investigate emerging viruses are making an Ebola protein for therapeutic antibodies. The Diamond Light Source is the UK’s national synchrotron and is also funded by STFC.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is also a member of the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) which aims to accelerate the development of new or improved drugs, vaccines, microbicides and diagnostics against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other neglected diseases, including Ebola. In December 2014 the second phase of the partnership, EDCTP2 was launched aiming to contribute over 1billion euros over the next 10 years. Further information can be found at: <a href="http://www.edctp.org/" target="_blank">http://www.edctp.org/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 216740 question first answered 09/12/2014 14:19:58 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

168283

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many NHS healthcare staff are scheduled for deployment to aid the response to Ebola in (a) West Africa and (b) each country; and how many personnel are scheduled to be deployed on each date.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	217497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID, with the collaboration of UK-Med, NHS England and Department of Health, are arranging a pipeline of staff for the UK Ebola Response in Sierra Leone, using the UK International Emergency Medical Register (UKIEMR). NHS staff deployed through the UKIEMR remain employed by their NHS Trust.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>58 NHS staff have been already deployed through UKIEMR to support partners managing Ebola Treatment Centres in Sierra Leone. Some 20 NHS staff will be deployed to Sierra Leone later this month, followed by a further deployment of up to 62 staff in early 2015. Deployments beyond this point will be determined according to need. Additional NHS staff may have deployed independently to Ebola affected countries outside of the UKIEMR mechanism.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All NHS staff deploying to Sierra Leone receive specialist pre-deployment training in addition to continued training and mentoring in-country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 217491 217504 217522 question first answered 10/12/2014 15:12:24 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

168294

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what organisation is the employer of NHS healthcare staff deployed to Ebola-affected regions while they are outside the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	217522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID, with the collaboration of UK-Med, NHS England and Department of Health, are arranging a pipeline of staff for the UK Ebola Response in Sierra Leone, using the UK International Emergency Medical Register (UKIEMR). NHS staff deployed through the UKIEMR remain employed by their NHS Trust.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>58 NHS staff have been already deployed through UKIEMR to support partners managing Ebola Treatment Centres in Sierra Leone. Some 20 NHS staff will be deployed to Sierra Leone later this month, followed by a further deployment of up to 62 staff in early 2015. Deployments beyond this point will be determined according to need. Additional NHS staff may have deployed independently to Ebola affected countries outside of the UKIEMR mechanism.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All NHS staff deploying to Sierra Leone receive specialist pre-deployment training in addition to continued training and mentoring in-country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 217491 217497 217504 question first answered 10/12/2014 15:12:25 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

168298

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what specialist training the NHS has provided to its healthcare staff before deploying in Ebola affected regions.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	217504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID, with the collaboration of UK-Med, NHS England and Department of Health, are arranging a pipeline of staff for the UK Ebola Response in Sierra Leone, using the UK International Emergency Medical Register (UKIEMR). NHS staff deployed through the UKIEMR remain employed by their NHS Trust.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>58 NHS staff have been already deployed through UKIEMR to support partners managing Ebola Treatment Centres in Sierra Leone. Some 20 NHS staff will be deployed to Sierra Leone later this month, followed by a further deployment of up to 62 staff in early 2015. Deployments beyond this point will be determined according to need. Additional NHS staff may have deployed independently to Ebola affected countries outside of the UKIEMR mechanism.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All NHS staff deploying to Sierra Leone receive specialist pre-deployment training in addition to continued training and mentoring in-country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 217491 217497 217522 question first answered 10/12/2014 15:12:24 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

168306

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many NHS healthcare staff have been deployed to aid the response to Ebola in (a) West Africa and (b) each country.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	217491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID, with the collaboration of UK-Med, NHS England and Department of Health, are arranging a pipeline of staff for the UK Ebola Response in Sierra Leone, using the UK International Emergency Medical Register (UKIEMR). NHS staff deployed through the UKIEMR remain employed by their NHS Trust.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>58 NHS staff have been already deployed through UKIEMR to support partners managing Ebola Treatment Centres in Sierra Leone. Some 20 NHS staff will be deployed to Sierra Leone later this month, followed by a further deployment of up to 62 staff in early 2015. Deployments beyond this point will be determined according to need. Additional NHS staff may have deployed independently to Ebola affected countries outside of the UKIEMR mechanism.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All NHS staff deploying to Sierra Leone receive specialist pre-deployment training in addition to continued training and mentoring in-country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 217497 217504 217522 question first answered 10/12/2014 15:12:24 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

168695

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on what date Ministers and officials in her Department first met (a) Médecins sans Frontières, (b) ActionAid, (c) CARE, (d) Concern, (e) International Rescue Committee, (f) Save the Children, (g) UNICEF and (h) WorldVision to discuss Ebola.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
	uin	217591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID Ministers and officials regularly meet representatives from Medecins sans Frontieres, ActionAid, CARE, Concern, International Rescue Committee, Save the Children, UNICEF and World Vision to discuss Ebola.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 11/12/2014 17:10:05 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar

169002

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, for how long each group of NHS healthcare staff being deployed to Ebola affected regions will be deployed.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	217820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Each group of NHS healthcare staff travelling to West Africa will be deployed in Sierra Leone for four to five weeks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 15/12/2014 11:00:16 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

170450

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2014 to Question 217522, whether the jobs of all NHS workers that are deployed to Ebola-affected regions are kept open for their return.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	218640
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>Staff deployed as part of Her Majesty’s Government programme with the Department for International Development (DfID) and UK-Med are being released by their employing organisation and will return to their post after deployment, unless otherwise agreed between the individual and their organisation. They will continue to be remunerated in line with normal arrangements. Pension payments and their normal salary continue to be paid by their employer. The reasonable costs of backfill, to enable them to be released from their normal duties to carry out this work, is paid through a grant from DfID, administered through UK-Med.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Individuals who choose to deploy independently outside the UK International Emergency Medical Register process are responsible for agreeing directly with their NHS employer their release, return, and any salary and pension arrangements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 218641 question first answered 06/01/2015 13:47:44 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

170451

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2014 to Question 217522, what the (a) pension payments and (b) other salary arrangements are for NHS staff while deployed to Ebola-affected regions.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	218641
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>Staff deployed as part of Her Majesty’s Government programme with the Department for International Development (DfID) and UK-Med are being released by their employing organisation and will return to their post after deployment, unless otherwise agreed between the individual and their organisation. They will continue to be remunerated in line with normal arrangements. Pension payments and their normal salary continue to be paid by their employer. The reasonable costs of backfill, to enable them to be released from their normal duties to carry out this work, is paid through a grant from DfID, administered through UK-Med.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Individuals who choose to deploy independently outside the UK International Emergency Medical Register process are responsible for agreeing directly with their NHS employer their release, return, and any salary and pension arrangements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 218640 question first answered 06/01/2015 13:47:44 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

172244

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of quarantine arrangements for people arriving in the UK from Sierra Leone; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
	uin	219940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>Medical advice, including from the Chief Medical Officer, is clear that quarantining returning healthcare workers, or others coming to the United Kingdom from Sierra Leone, is not a proportionate response to the level of risk Ebola represents to the public at this time. However, all protocols and procedures are kept under careful review, guided by the best scientific evidence, to ensure they remain appropriate in the light of changing circumstances</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, UK hospitals are well prepared to handle infectious disease and any patient displaying symptoms would be cared for by specialist staff in an isolation unit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 09/01/2015 14:16:04 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

172443

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Statement of 5 January 2015, Official Report, columns 38-40, on UK Ebola preparedness, whether the eligibility for full access to NHS care will be retained by UK citizens working with aid agencies and international relief organisations outside the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
	uin	219990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>United Kingdom citizens working with aid agencies and international relief organisations outside the UK, who remain ordinarily resident in the UK, will retain full entitlement to free NHS hospital treatment. For those not ordinarily resident in the UK, they will become so if they take up or resume settled residence in the UK, and will consequently be fully entitled again.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/01/2015 15:15:15 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

173425

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent progress he has made in preventing the Ebola virus spreading in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
	uin	220593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>The Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies, has advised that the overall risk to the public remains low. The United Kingdom has robust, well-developed and well-tested public health and National Health Service systems for preventing and managing infectious diseases including any imported case of this type of disease, supported by a wide range of experts and specialist units. NHS England has recently received assurance from all NHS acute and ambulance chief executives of their readiness for an Ebola case.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Screening arrangements are in place at the UK’s main ports of entry for people travelling from the affected regions. Screening involves temperature checks and a questionnaire asking about current health, recent travel history and any contact with Ebola patients. Passengers are required to provide contact details and are given advice on what to do and whom to contact should they develop symptoms.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to weekly meetings with the Devolved Administrations at official level, I hold regular meetings with the health minister counterparts in the Devolved Administrations on UK Ebola preparedness and response.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A number of national and local multi-agency exercises have been conducted in recent months to test operational resilience and provide assurance of Ebola preparedness. This included a recent exercise involving all four nations of the UK. The case of the British nurse recently returned from Sierra Leone demonstrated that the systems put in place across the UK to prepare for and respond to a case of Ebola worked well. In the light of that case, Public Health England has reviewed and further strengthened its screening protocols to ensure that anyone from a higher risk group who feels unwell at the time of screening will be reassessed. Advice will also be sought from an infectious diseases specialist and the passenger will be referred for testing if appropriate. The screening centres at Heathrow were viewed first-hand by the Chief Medical Officer and myself on 1 January 2015 and all arrangements, including the revised protocols, were found to be working well. We will continue to keep screening arrangements under review and look to improve or strengthen the process as guided by expert clinical advice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 20/01/2015 13:05:31 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

175113

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the medical questionnaire completed by Pauline Cafferkey on her return to the UK from Sierra Leone asked whether aspirin, paracetamol or ibuprofen had been taken prior to her temperature being tested.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	221651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>Before 31 December 2014 the medical questionnaire used by Public Health England (PHE) did not routinely ask about whether aspirin, paracetamol, or ibuprofen had been taken. The questionnaire now includes a question to this effect and will be kept under review as the Secretary of State for Health explained in his statement to the house on 5 January.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 26/01/2015 17:36:23 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

175114

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether Ministers or officials in his Department has identified cause to refer for investigation the conduct of any UK medical staff returning from West Africa.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	221652
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department has not identified cause to refer for investigation the conduct of any United Kingdom clinical staff returning from West Africa.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 26/01/2015 17:43:18 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

175115

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on whether Pauline Cafferkey told any member of the medical team on the returning aeroplane from Sierra Leone that she felt unwell.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	221650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold any such information. Save the Children is conducting an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the United Kingdom nurse’s contraction of Ebola virus disease. This will be published shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 26/01/2015 17:44:17 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

175758

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the devolved administrations about possible additional measures to respond to an outbreak of Ebola in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
	uin	221951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>I hold regular meetings with health Minister counterparts in the Devolved Administrations to consider and review United Kingdom Ebola preparedness and response arrangements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK has robust, well-developed and well-tested public health and National Health Service systems for preventing and managing infectious diseases including any imported case of this type of disease, supported by a wide range of experts and specialist units.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Screening arrangements are already in place at the UK’s main ports of entry for people travelling from the affected regions. A number of national and local multi-agency exercises have also been conducted in recent months to test co-ordination, operational resilience and communications systems across the UK in order to provide assurance of Ebola preparedness. This included a recent exercise at official and Ministerial level involving all four nations of the UK. The case of the British nurse who recently returned from Sierra Leone demonstrated that the systems put in place across the UK to prepare for and respond to a case of Ebola worked well.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department – in close collaboration with the Devolved Administrations - will keep all preparedness arrangements under review and continually look to improve or strengthen these arrangements, as guided by expert clinical advice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 29/01/2015 10:15:53 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

222463

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to assist people affected by the Ebola outbbreak.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Stephen Mosley
	uin	907685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence supports the Department for International Development led effort in Sierra Leone. My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Defence, has just returned from Sierra Leone where he has seen for himself the great work being undertaken by the Ministry of Defence to assist those affected by the outbreak.</p><p> </p><p>We have deployed around 1,200 personnel over the last six months which represents our largest current overseas deployment and the second largest contribution to the fight against Ebola after the US.</p><p> </p><p>We have overseen the construction of six Treatment Centres to deliver specialist care to Ebola patients, one of which – Kerrytown – includes a specialist unit staffed and managed by UK military personnel; we have constructed an Ebola Training Academy and trained over 4,000 local nationals in a variety of Ebola related roles; we have deployed the extremely capable RFA ARGUS and its three Merlin helicopters to increase our logistical capability; and we have engaged widely with our international partners to ensure the response in West Africa is – as it should be – a global effort.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 23/02/2015 16:58:43 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	3954 label Biography information for Stephen Mosley

226468

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of the containment of the ebola epidemic in West Africa, they intend to review the ebola screening arrangements at Heathrow.
	tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
	uin	HL5590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>Screening arrangements at London Heathrow and the other ports remain under constant review.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 24/03/2015 14:59:12 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

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	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding was allocated to the Ebola contingency fund; and how much of that funding has been reallocated to other programmes.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	136799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>In 2018 the Department provided £4 million of Official Development Assistance funding to the World Health Emergencies Programme Contingency Fund which was set up in 2015 following the Ebola outbreak. The World Health Organization is responsible for the allocation of funds provided to the World Health Emergencies Programme Contingency Fund.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 24/04/2018 15:34:37 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain