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HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine: Developing CountriesOur aid spending is linked to the growth of our economy. The challenge this year, in which gross national income will go down, means that the economy is likely to shrink. We are…10 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsStrong, resilient health systems are vital to national and global health security, and to helping to protect the world from infectious diseases, including covid. The UK has so far…10 Jun 2020HANSARDFCO Objectives: Prioritising Development OpportunitiesDevelopment policy and foreign policy are remarkably intertwined, which is why the Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office already work…10 Jun 2020HANSARDFCO Objectives: Prioritising Development OpportunitiesThe UK Government are firmly committed to ensuring that developing countries can reduce poverty through trading opportunities. Indeed, that is one of the critical outcomes, and we…10 Jun 2020HANSARDFCO Objectives: Prioritising Development OpportunitiesI thank the hon. Lady for her Committee’s report, which I was able to read overnight before it was published. I also thank her for her compliments about DFID. Indeed, the…10 Jun 2020HANSARDGlobal Health Security UpdateThe UK is leading the worldwide fightback against infectious diseases, including coronavirus. That is why the Prime Minister hosted the global vaccine summit last week to raise…08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: International ResponseThe challenge of supporting those refugee camps and getting the relevant supplies in to them has been one that has challenged many as those borders closed in the immediate start…06 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: International ResponseI thank the hon. Lady for her questions. I will do my best to answer them all in turn. On funding allocation, we have so far committed £276 million for resilience, with…06 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: International ResponseI thank my hon. Friend for that really important question. I do not think anyone would suggest that the WHO is a perfect organisation, but it is an extraordinary organisation,…06 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: International ResponseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his questions. He and I are very aligned in terms of the wider implications and the secondary impacts that we risk seeing unless we can be really…06 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: International ResponseI thank the hon. Lady for her question. DFID has, and has had, a very clear strategy, and we were working before the crisis hit on refreshing that and on thinking, over the next…06 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: International ResponseMy right hon. Friend is right that nutrition is critical to avoiding long-term negative impacts of covid-19 on child growth and development, so the UK remains committed to…06 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: International ResponseThe UN Secretary-General is right that this virus is a menace to the whole of humanity. The challenge that we all have—which is why it must be a global, international response—is…06 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: International ResponseIn many countries with weak governance or ongoing conflicts, covid-19 is raising social tensions and posing a challenge to peace processes and respect for human rights, so we are…06 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: International ResponseI thank my right hon. Friend for her question. The challenge of misinformation and of supporting Governments to be honest and ask for the help they need to support them through…06 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: International ResponseI agree that the challenge of understanding and being able to predict who are the most vulnerable groups in the more vulnerable countries is one that is taxing scientists. Even…06 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: International ResponseConclusive evidence on the origin of the mode of transmission of covid-19 is not yet with us, but it is essential that strict food hygiene and health standards are met and we…06 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: International ResponseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. The challenge of fundraising for charities and organisations that have really great objectives and reach out to the most vulnerable is…06 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: International ResponseWe are engaging with businesses in the UK and developing countries to understand the challenges they are facing in protecting incomes and livelihoods and in ensuring that supply…06 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: International ResponseWith permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to update the House on the UK’s support for the global effort to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. The world is now having to address the…06 May 2020