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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/100595/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<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>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s 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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/100005/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<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>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s 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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/99976", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/99976/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Public Health England (PHE) is leading on arrangements for enhanced screening for Ebola which is being rolled out at Heathrow, Gatwick and St Pancras (Eurostar), and Birmingham and Manchester airports thereafter. This screening will be for passengers that Border Force officers identify as having travelled from Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia or for those passengers who identify themselves to staff.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>Screening is being implemented by PHE staff, who follow official protocols. PHE has issued guidance to its staff and for professionals across other sectors, about how to deal with a suspected case of Ebola. There are established and tested procedures for transporting patients with highly infectious diseases to hospitals when required.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government, following the introduction of enhanced screening arrangements for ebola at the United Kingdom\u2019s main ports of entry for people travelling from the affected regions, what advice they have received from the Chief Medical Inspector about arrangements at ports of entry for quarantining suspected ebola patients and for providing trained staff and equipment to move those patients to isolation units in hospitals.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1665", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Avebury"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93674", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Development"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93674/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We share the WHO\u2019s concerns about the potential scale and global threat posed by the Ebola outbreak. According to the latest WHO data, there have been 4493 deaths from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa as of 12 October. The US Centre for Disease Control estimates that the number of cases in West Africa could reach 1.4 million by January 2015. In response to the outbreak, the UK is playing a leading role in the international response, and has committed £125 million to contain, control and ultimately defeat the disease in Sierra Leone.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what is their assessment of the remarks of Dr Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organisation, about the ebola outbreak; and what is their current assessment of the projected number of fatalities in West Africa.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/92409/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<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>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what assessment they have made of the reasons for the incidence of exposure to and infection by ebola among women.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/79794/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>All avenues to restrict the virus entering the UK are under constant review. UK Airlines are constantly reviewing the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office\u2019s travel advice when planning their services and ensuring that measures they take are consistent with Public Health England guidance.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Currently, the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office and the World Health Organisation are not recommending travel restrictions to countries in Africa with cases of Ebola. UK airlines are not planning to stop services to these countries. However, airlines and the UK Government are constantly reviewing the situation.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>A ban on direct flights would not allow a country to avoid the spread of a virus altogether, as potentially infected passengers could travel via hubs in third countries.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what consideration they have given to banning all flights from countries in Africa in which cases of the Ebola virus have occurred.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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