Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to (a) screen for, (b) immunize against and (c) prevent outbreaks of infectious diseases in immigration centres.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) provides advice to immigration centres in England on preventing and controlling infectious disease outbreaks. This includes national guidance and support for health security incidents such as outbreaks and, where appropriate, national incident response. Individuals entering an Immigration Removal Centre will have their health needs assessed on arrival and a subsequent general practitioner appointment. Those presenting with or having potentially been exposed to contagious disease are isolated in line with public health guidance and their health requirements managed accordingly with prophylactic interventions and immunisations. The UKHSA also convenes a regional migrant health network, to collate and respond to regional health issues related to accommodation settings.