Zika Virus
(asked on 1st March 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has had discussions with his EU counterparts on the containment of the Zika virus.
This question was answered on 4th March 2016
My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State regularly discusses matters across his portfolio with his European counterparts. He continues to monitor this outbreak of the Zika virus closely. In addition, Departmental officials continue to discuss the developing situation, including the measures that can be taken to contain the virus, with European colleagues through a number of channels, including at regular meetings of the European Health Security Committee.