Diseases: Undocumented Migrants
Commons · Question 67468 · Tabled 14 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential risk of infectious diseases from immigrants who arrive illegally on boats.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 21 Jul 2025
The UK Health Security Agency routinely monitors infectious disease risk across England and manages any public health action required following notification of infectious diseases.The Migrant Health Guide recommends that all new arrivals to the United Kin...