Tuesday 17th March 2020

(4 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Dominic Raab Portrait Dominic Raab
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The hon. Gentleman is right to say that we must learn from and try to understand more about covid-19 and what its impact will be in the UK, based on the experience that we are seeing in real time across the world, and that is being fed in via scientists and the Department of Health and Social Care. We are ensuring that we have practical advice at the end of that pipeline, which is why we have taken the decision on travel advice today.

James Sunderland Portrait James Sunderland (Bracknell) (Con)
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Will the Secretary of State please reassure the House that appropriate medical support is readily available for British Government and military personnel overseas, and that specialist medical evacuation will be available for them in extremis?