By Tom Parmenter, Sky News Correspondent
Some passengers arriving at London Heathrow from West Africa are still not being asked any questions about ebola.
Sky News joined a flight from Paris to London earlier this morning where passenger Saikou Keita from The Gambia said he was disappointed that he was asked nothing when he landed at Terminal 4.
He had flown into Paris from Dakar in Senegal, and transferred on to a shuttle flight from Paris to London.
He said: "It is disappointing. They should be questions for people who come out from West Africa, they should be thinking more of the health of the people here as well."
Fellow passengers on the flight into London had started their journeys in Guinea - one of the countries worst hit by the ebola crisis.
One family from Nigeria explained that they were reassured by the checks that were made in Abuja before they started their trip.
Nigeria has managed to contain a small outbreak they had a few months ago but stringent screening remains in place.
Hani Yashe Jaafar was travelling with her four-year-old daughter and said they were regularly using hand sanitisers to do everything they could to protect themselves.
Hani told Sky News that she was reassured by the huge efforts being made in Nigeria: "The checks were very vigilant and quite serious."
"When you go into the airport your hands have to be sanitised and then the temperature monitors are being used just to make sure everyone is monitored."
There were though no further checks for her family as they transited through Paris.
As they crossed the UK Border at Terminal 4 at Heathrow Hani said she was surprised that the were no questions at all about ebola.
She said: "I was just asked the normal immigration questions, no health related questions or anything based on the outbreak of ebola.
"I was a bit surprised because ebola is spreading in Europe so I expected some sort of vigilance."
Screening of passengers started at Terminal 1 at Heathrow this week and is in the process of being rolled out.
French authorities have said rigorous screening will begin at Charles De Gaulle airport this weekend.
Following a meeting of the Government's emergency Cobra committee on Thursday, David Cameron expressed concern about the quality of checks in place elsewhere in Europe.
The Prime Minister indicated that he would like to see other countries adopt Britain's screening regime, warning they "must do more" to halt the spread of the disease.
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