Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 3631

Mpox: Disease Control

Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 5 September 2024

Question

Adrian Ramsay

Green PartyWaveney Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking in response to the declaration by the WHO of Mpox as a public health emergency of international concern under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR).

Answer

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) will continue to keep the global situation and our domestic preparations under close review, and ministers across the Government are working together to coordinate our response.The UKHSA is engaged with our internatio...

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