Health: Zika Virus

Baroness Masham of Ilton Excerpts
Thursday 4th February 2016

(8 years, 9 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Prior of Brampton Portrait Lord Prior of Brampton
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My Lords, that strays slightly away from the brief that I have on the subject today. May I take that on consideration? I will raise it with my honourable friend in the other House, the Minister for Public Health.

Baroness Masham of Ilton Portrait Baroness Masham of Ilton (CB)
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My Lords, are the aeroplanes coming from the countries where there are these mosquitoes being sprayed?

Lord Prior of Brampton Portrait Lord Prior of Brampton
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My Lords, that is something that is under consideration at the moment. It varies from airline to airline—that is the truthful answer at the moment—but we are considering whether all flights from areas that have Zika virus should be sprayed.