Asked by: Lee Scott (Conservative - Ilford North)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to protect the health of UK diplomatic staff and their dependents in West African nations affected by the ebola outbreak; and what monitoring of their health is available to them on their return to the UK.
Answered by James Duddridge
We take the health and safety of our staff in the UK and overseas seriously. We are working with partners in all of the affected countries to maintain adequate health facilities and medical evacuation provision for staff. We keep this under constant review. In some cases we have removed dependents from Posts because of the impact of ebola on local health infrastructure. There are checks and information for all passengers leaving affected countries. Our staff understand the ebola symptoms and to contact a medical professional immediately if necessary.
Asked by: Lee Scott (Conservative - Ilford North)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effects on the defence and security of Scotland of being part of the UK.
Answered by Andrew Murrison
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave earlier today to the hon. Member for Central Devon (Mel Stride) and the hon. Member for Winchester (Steve Brine).