§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when notification was first received about an outbreak of legionnaire's disease in Kusadasi, Turkey. [3275]
§ Mr. HanleyOn 17 August 1995, when the Department of Health asked our consular officials to notify the Turkish authorities that there may be a link between visitors to Kusadasi and the reported cases of legionnaire's disease.
§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions have been held with Turkish officials about the safety of United Kingdom travellers to Kusadasi. [3276]
§ Mr. HanleyOur consular officials alerted the provincial and local health authorities, the provincial governor's office, a local hospital, and the Hotel Imbat to the possibility of the hotel being linked to an outbreak of legionnaire's disease.
§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of United Kingdom nationals visiting(a) Kusadasi and (b) the Hotel Imbat between May and October 1995. [3277]
§ Mr. HanleyBased on figures from the provincial tourist authority in Turkey and the Hotel Imbat, we estimate(a) some 21,000 British nationals visited Kusadasi, and (b) some 4,230 British nationals stayed at the Hotel Imbat between May and October 1995.
§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of United Kingdom nationals visiting(a) Kusadasi and (b) the Hotel Imbat since official notification of legionnaire's disease. [3278]
§ Mr. HanleyBased on figures from the provincial tourist authority in Turkey and the Hotel Imbat, we estimate(a) some 8,750 British nationals visited Kusadasi, and (b) some 1,250 British nationals stayed at the Hotel Imbat after the possible link was made between the resort and the reported cases of legionnaire's disease.
§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what advice was issued to British persons located in(a) the Hotel Imbat and (b) Kusadasi when the outbreak of legionnaire's disease was formerly notified. [3358]
§ Mr. HanleyIn late September the Hotel Imbat told British tour companies and their clients that the hotel was a possible source of legionnaire's disease. British tourists were transferred to other hotels.
§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what advice was issued to British persons planning to travel to(a) the Hotel Imbat and (b) Kusadasi following formal notification of legionnaire's disease. [3359]
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§ Mr. HanleyThe Department of Health issued advice to public health doctors about the possibility of a link between the hotel and the reported cases of legionnaire's disease. It also wrote to the Federation of Tour Operators and to the Association of British Travel Agents advising them of the situation.