Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advice his Department gives to staff of HM Diplomatic Service (a) visiting and (b) posted to malaria-prone countries on use of anti-malarial drugs; whether the Lariam form of mefloquine has been included in a list of approved anti-malarial drugs for staff of his Department; if he will publish the (i) guidelines and (ii) other advice given on anti-malarial drugs to his Department's staff since 2010; and if he will make a statement.

The choice of anti-malarials for Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service Staff and dependants serving overseas has always been based on a stringent individual risk assessment. Recommended anti-malarials will be based on the UK Advisory Committee on Malaria Prevention ( ACMP) guidelines, they will be appropriate for the destination and tailored to the individual, taking into account the possible risks and benefits to the traveller.