Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether their Department has purchased mobile UV virus irradiation units.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCDO) has not purchased mobile UV virus irradiation units for use on its UK Estate. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is currently funding a programme of work to assess the ability of air cleaning devices to mitigate aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and other air borne pathogens. This includes research to assess the ability of UVC (ultraviolet-C) devices to mitigate aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and other airborne pathogens.