Written questions

Hantavirus

Commons · Question 3256 · Tabled 20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 9 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of current contact tracing arrangements for rare imported infectious diseases in the context of the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak; how many people

Answer

Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 9 Jun 2026

The United Kingdom’s response to this complex incident is being led by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) working closely with the World Health Organization, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the Department of Health and Social Care, th...