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Mpox: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure pandemic preparedness in the context of the mpox outbreak in Africa.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
30 Aug 2024
Target answer date
3 Sept 2024
Answer
5 Sept 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Aug 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure pandemic preparedness in the context of the mpox outbreak in Africa.

  2. 3 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) will continue to keep the global situation and our domestic preparations under close review, and ministers across the Government are working together to coordinate our response.The UKHSA is engaged with our internatio...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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