{"value":{"id":77504,"askingMemberId":255,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2014-07-08T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2014-07-14T00:00:00","uin":"904820","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on prescribing anti-malarial prophylaxis to members of the armed forces serving overseas.","answeringBodyId":11,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Defence","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":3938,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2014-07-14T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Ministry of Defence follows the advice of Public Health England's Advisory Committee for Malaria Prevention in providing appropriately tested and effective methods of chemo-prophylaxis to Service personnel who are deploying to areas of the world where there is a risk of contracting malaria. The exact choice of drug depends on a number of factors, including the region the individual is deploying to, the health of the individual and any past history of side effects.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Armed Forces: Malaria","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/77504","method":"GET"}]}