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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for this question, and for highlighting the work that so many civil society organisations do. They are key partners for the FCDO in delivering the…19 Jan 2021HANSARDGlobal MalnutritionThe UK has invested £3.7 billion in tackling malnutrition since the nutrition for growth summit in 2013. The UK has reached 55.1 million children, women and adolescent girls…19 Jan 2021HANSARDAntimicrobial ResistanceThis is a really important point. My hon. Friend has taken a keen interest in this topic for some time in this place. We absolutely recognise the risks to human health of the…19 Jan 2021HANSARDAntimicrobial ResistanceThe UK is a global leader in promoting action on antimicrobial resistance. It is an international priority. We helped achieve the 2016 UN political declaration on AMR, and UK aid…19 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine AccessI recognise the work of the IDC and I am very pleased that its work is continuing. Let me just reiterate that when it comes to covid-19, the UK and the FCDO remain at the…19 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine AccessI do not accept the hon. Lady’s assertions when it comes to transparency. We, the UK, are absolutely at the forefront of multilateral efforts on ensuring equitable global access.…19 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine AccessThis is a global pandemic and I commend the work of the Government in the vaccination programme that we have. I look to my constituency and the tremendous work that Walsall Manor…19 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine AccessI know that my hon. Friend takes a keen interest in international development. The seismic impact of the pandemic on the UK economy has forced us to take tough but necessary…19 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine AccessI think this goes to the heart of this particular question today. Our commitment will support access to covid-19 vaccines for up to 92 developing countries by contributing to the…19 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine AccessThe UK believes that a robust and fair intellectual property system is a key part of the innovation framework that allows economies to grow and become innovators, while enabling…19 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine AccessWhen it comes to vaccines, we have been very clear that we support equitable access. This is a global pandemic. This is a virus that respects no boundaries and no barriers. That…19 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine AccessThe hon. Gentleman makes a really important point and I am sure that he will agree with me that the COVAX AMC is such an important tool and facility for us to help developing…19 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine AccessThe UK is committed to rapid equitable access to safe and effective vaccines through multilateral collaboration. We are combining our diplomatic influencing, development…19 Jan 2021HANSARDGlobal MalnutritionI know my right hon. Friend has taken a keen interest in this and has been trying to get a question at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office orals for some time. It is…19 Jan 2021HANSARDOverseas Territories Joint Ministerial CouncilBetween Monday 23 and Thursday 26 November, 2020 I chaired, with Baroness Sugg, the eighth UK-Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council. The meeting was held virtually and…14 Dec 2020HANSARDOverseas Territories: Publicly Accessible Registers of Company Beneficial OwnershipOn 15 July 2020 a written ministerial statement [HLWS361/HCWS369] welcomed the statements from eight overseas territories committing to introduce publicly accessible registers of…14 Dec 2020HANSARD Nagorno-KarabakhI assure the hon. Lady that we absolutely support the efforts and the work of the OSCE Minsk group. If there are specific consular cases, I will probably need to come back to the…08 Dec 2020HANSARD Nagorno-KarabakhIn the time available, I will endeavour to answer as many questions as I can. If I am unable to cover the odd point, I will come back to my hon. Friend the Member for East…08 Dec 2020HANSARD Nagorno-KarabakhI will try to make progress because I am conscious that I do not have a huge amount of time and there are a lot of questions that I want to try to answer. My right hon. Friends…08 Dec 2020HANSARD Nagorno-KarabakhI will try to finish these points, given that I am almost running out of time. Members have raised points that I want to cover, including about the UN Security Council and the…08 Dec 2020