Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) trajectory and (b) risks of the Ebola outbreak in Uganda.

On 20 September, the Government of Uganda confirmed an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in Mubende District, central Uganda. As of 11 November, there were 137 confirmed cases and 53 confirmed deaths, including 17 cases and 2 deaths in Kampala. This is one of the 10 largest Ebola outbreaks recorded globally and Uganda's 2nd largest. The UK Health Security Agency continues to assess the risk of this outbreak to the UK public as very low, and the risk to UK nationals working in Ebola-affected areas as low. Travel Advice advises against all but essential travel to Mubende. It is regularly updated and kept under constant review.