Question follow-through · 824
Infectious Diseases: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the UK Health Security Agency and (b) devolved governments on preparedness for infectious disease cases linked to international travel.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 13 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 26 May 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the UK Health Security Agency and (b) devolved governments on preparedness for infectious disease cases linked to international travel.
18 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 May 2026
Answer published
The Department of Health and Social Care works closely with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), which acts as the lead Government department for emerging infectious disease outbreaks. UKHSA has well-tested capabilities to detect, manage, and contain ca...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Mechanical Thrombectomy
21 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the devolved administrations on improving access to thrombectomy services.
IVF: Donors
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her department intends to review the minimum age, payment levels and advertising rules for egg donation, and commission research into the long-term health effects on donors.