Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support border and immigration officials to deal with people coming to the UK with possible cases of the Ebola virus.

The current Ebola outbreak poses a low risk to the UK population. Border Force officers adhere to Home Office Communicable Disease guidance, which outlines the most common infections that may be acquired from animals, plants, and other sources. In the event of any suspected exposure to any communicable disease, containment would be an immediate priority, with local health and emergency services engaged to manage and treat the situation.