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Danny Chambers Excerpts
Tuesday 1st April 2025

(3 days, 19 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Stephen Doughty Portrait Stephen Doughty
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Obviously, USAID is a matter for the US Government. However, I absolutely assure my hon. Friend that we are committed to the 2030 target. He will know, from my long time campaigning on these issues, of the importance that I, and indeed the Foreign Secretary, place on this issue.

Danny Chambers Portrait Dr Danny Chambers (Winchester) (LD)
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T10. When it comes to global public health, we know that nobody wins unless everybody wins, and that an infectious disease elsewhere on the planet can affect us here as well. What steps is the Department taking to secure funding for overseas development projects involving diseases that will specifically be a risk to the UK, including in relation to antimicrobial resistance?

Stephen Doughty Portrait Stephen Doughty
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The hon. Gentleman makes important points. He will know that we make important contributions to the Global Fund and other bodies on global health. We remain committed to global health as part of our development spending, even despite the difficult decisions we are having to make, and I hear what he has to say.