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Infectious Diseases: Foreign Nationals

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 15 May 2025UIN 51197

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of communicable diseases were recorded in new arrivals to the UK in the last five years by visa status.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

The UK Health Security Agency does not collect or hold data on communicable disease by visa status for new arrivals to the United Kingdom.

Advice on communicable disease screening and vaccinations for new arrivals to the UK is available in the Migrant Health Guidance, published on the GOV.UK website, and available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/assessing-new-patients-from-overseas-migrant-health-guide

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