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registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2018-12-04more like thismore than 2018-12-04
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development more like this
hansard heading Ebola remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
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. more like this
tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Jim Cunningham more like this
uin 198730 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-12-10more like thismore than 2018-12-10
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> more like this
answering member constituency West Worcestershire more like this
answering member printed Harriett Baldwin more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-12-10T17:44:50.337Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-10T17:44:50.337Z
answering member
4107
label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin more like this
tabling member
308
label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham more like this
887235
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2018-04-19more like thismore than 2018-04-19
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Ebola remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
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. more like this
tabling member constituency Bradford East more like this
tabling member printed
Imran Hussain more like this
uin 136799 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-04-24more like thismore than 2018-04-24
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> more like this
answering member constituency Winchester more like this
answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-04-24T15:34:37.293Zmore like thismore than 2018-04-24T15:34:37.293Z
answering member
4067
label Biography information for Steve Brine more like this
tabling member
4394
label Biography information for Imran Hussain more like this
226468
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2015-03-10more like thismore than 2015-03-10
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Ebola remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
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. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Avebury more like this
uin HL5590 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-03-24more like thismore than 2015-03-24
answer text <p>Screening arrangements at London Heathrow and the other ports remain under constant review.</p> more like this
answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-03-24T14:59:12.687Zmore like thismore than 2015-03-24T14:59:12.687Z
answering member
2000
label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
tabling member
1665
label Biography information for Lord Avebury more like this
222463
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2015-02-12more like thismore than 2015-02-12
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Ebola remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to assist people affected by the Ebola outbbreak. more like this
tabling member constituency City of Chester more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Mosley more like this
uin 907685 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-02-23more like thismore than 2015-02-23
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 more like this
answering member printed Mr Mark Francois more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-02-23T16:58:43.183Zmore like thismore than 2015-02-23T16:58:43.183Z
answering member
1444
label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois more like this
tabling member
3954
label Biography information for Stephen Mosley more like this
175758
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2015-01-26more like thismore than 2015-01-26
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Ebola remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
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. more like this
tabling member constituency Lagan Valley more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson more like this
uin 221951 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-01-29more like thismore than 2015-01-29
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 more like this
answering member printed Jane Ellison more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-01-29T10:15:53.307Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-29T10:15:53.307Z
answering member
3918
label Biography information for Jane Ellison more like this
tabling member
650
label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson more like this
175113
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2015-01-21more like thismore than 2015-01-21
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Ebola remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
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. more like this
tabling member constituency Clacton more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Douglas Carswell more like this
uin 221651 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-01-26more like thismore than 2015-01-26
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> more like this
answering member constituency Battersea more like this
answering member printed Jane Ellison more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-01-26T17:36:23.203Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-26T17:36:23.203Z
answering member
3918
label Biography information for Jane Ellison more like this
tabling member
1527
label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell more like this
175114
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2015-01-21more like thismore than 2015-01-21
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Ebola remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
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. more like this
tabling member constituency Clacton more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Douglas Carswell more like this
uin 221652 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-01-26more like thismore than 2015-01-26
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> more like this
answering member constituency Battersea more like this
answering member printed Jane Ellison more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-01-26T17:43:18.707Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-26T17:43:18.707Z
answering member
3918
label Biography information for Jane Ellison more like this
tabling member
1527
label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell more like this
175115
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2015-01-21more like thismore than 2015-01-21
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Ebola remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
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. more like this
tabling member constituency Clacton more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Douglas Carswell more like this
uin 221650 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-01-26more like thismore than 2015-01-26
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> more like this
answering member constituency Battersea more like this
answering member printed Jane Ellison more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-01-26T17:44:17.73Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-26T17:44:17.73Z
answering member
3918
label Biography information for Jane Ellison more like this
tabling member
1527
label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell more like this
173425
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2015-01-13more like thismore than 2015-01-13
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Ebola remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
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. more like this
tabling member constituency South Antrim more like this
tabling member printed
Dr William McCrea more like this
uin 220593 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-01-20more like thismore than 2015-01-20
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 more like this
answering member printed Jane Ellison more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-01-20T13:05:31.94Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-20T13:05:31.94Z
answering member
3918
label Biography information for Jane Ellison more like this
tabling member
655
label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown more like this
172443
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2015-01-07more like thismore than 2015-01-07
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Ebola remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
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. more like this
tabling member constituency Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Blunkett more like this
uin 219990 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-01-12more like thismore than 2015-01-12
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> more like this
answering member constituency Battersea more like this
answering member printed Jane Ellison more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-01-12T15:15:15.457Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-12T15:15:15.457Z
answering member
3918
label Biography information for Jane Ellison more like this
tabling member
395
label Biography information for Lord Blunkett more like this