Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Jeremy Lefroy Excerpts
Wednesday 17th January 2018

(6 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Penny Mordaunt Portrait Penny Mordaunt
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I am keen that the myriad health and vaccination programmes funded by my Department yield more than the sum of their parts. We can also use these programmes to set up sustainable healthcare systems in those countries. One of my priorities is to join up the programmes to yield primary care services in the countries with which we work.

Jeremy Lefroy Portrait Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con)
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Will my right hon. Friend lead an international effort to support developing countries in creating jobs and livelihoods for young people?

Penny Mordaunt Portrait Penny Mordaunt
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I know my hon. Friend wants us to set up a dedicated fund for that cause, and I am looking at options for what we might do. He is right that we need to create more jobs to enable countries to collect taxes and set up public services, and he will see much more of that under my tenure.