Infectious Disease: Health Services
Commons · Question 3255 · Tabled 20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has conducted an assessment of the level of public health risks associated with expedition cruise vessels visiting remote UK Overseas Territories; what protocols are in place
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 4 Jun 2026
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), working closely with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Overseas Territory governments, keeps the assessment and mitigation of public health risks associated with cruise vessels under continual revi...