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92409

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date	06/10/2014
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 assessment they have made of the reasons for the incidence of exposure to and infection by ebola among women.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL1971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>There is significant potential for women and girls to be more at risk as victims of the outbreak. Women are the primary health care providers for their families and communities, form the bulk of healthcare workers in hospitals as nurses and cleaners, and are often responsible for handling female bodies for burial which brings them into direct contact with the disease. In addition, given that pregnant women are more likely to have contact with health services, they experience greater exposure to infections in health facilities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 20/10/2014 16:30:29 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

91994

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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 steps his Department is taking to enhance preparedness to isolate and contain instances of Ebola in England.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Duncan Hames
uin	209459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State laid out the steps the Government are taking to enhance preparedness to isolate and contain instances of Ebola during his statement of 13 October, <em>Official Report</em>, columns 38-46.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/10/2014 16:54:52 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3951 label Biography information for Duncan Hames

90153

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
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 steps his Department is taking to prepare contingency plans in the event of an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	207707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The risk to the United Kingdom of Ebola remains very low. The National Health Service has plans in place to deal with patients with infectious diseases as part of its core business. This includes plans to manage patients in line with infection control procedures, and where necessary in highly specialist infectious diseases facilities. We keep these plans under constant review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These plans have been tested most recently by the successful transfer back to the UK of a healthcare worker who became infected with Ebola when working with patients in Sierra Leone. The patient, a British National, was cared for in the national High Level Isolation Unit at the Royal Free Hospital in London. The patient has now recovered.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the unlikely event of an outbreak involving more than two people, specialist staff at this unit are trained and prepared to look after patients safely in an isolation ward, which would be dedicated for this purpose.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is extremely unlikely that an outbreak of Ebola would occur in the UK even if there was to be an imported case, as there are factors operating in West Africa which would not be seen in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 08/09/2014 16:00:20 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

89687

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
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 recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on precautionary measures to protect against the spread of the Ebola virus.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	207467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p>The Department holds regular meetings involving officials from all of the devolved administrations in which they discuss current emergency preparedness issues. There are also meetings convened by Public Health England to ensure that all preparations are coordinated. Over the last few weeks, these discussions have included the response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa; including United Kingdom readiness in the event that cases arrive in one of our countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/09/2014 14:43:50 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

89689

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
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 training and guidance on the Ebola virus has been issued to staff at airports and ports in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	207466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Advice for United Kingdom border force staff with regard to Ebola virus was developed by Public Health England and circulated by the Border Force to all UK ports, including those in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/09/2014 14:47:05 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick