Speeches

Andrew Gwynne – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-01-28.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time staff have been employed at the Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory in each of the last five years.

Jane Ellison

The Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory (RIPL) staff numbers for the last five years are listed below:

Staff employed by RIPL in each of the last five years

Year

Technical and Admin Staff

Medical Staff

2011

9

2

2012

11

3

2013

13

3.5

2014

14

3.5

2015

15

3.5

Note: Since 2013, RIPL was incorporated into the functions of Public Health England.