Asked by: David Simmonds (Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions she has had with Israeli companies on exporting to the UK UV-light technology developed in Israel to kill germs.
Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
None. The importation of specific product lines is facilitated by the Department for Health and Social Care, as the lead department for domestic healthcare policy and sponsor of both the NHS and the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency.
Asked by: David Simmonds (Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure that the UK benefits from Israeli thermal scanning technologies to detect covid-19.
Answered by Ranil Jayawardena
The British Embassy in Tel Aviv is following Israeli research and innovation related to COVID-19 closely, including in the technology sector. We have facilitated exchanges between United Kingdom and Israeli public health and scientific experts to discuss testing, epidemic management strategies, treatments and vaccine research, as well as cooperation on medical equipment.