Sub-Saharan Africa: Water and Sanitation Debate
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Sub-Saharan Africa: Water and Sanitation
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Baroness Sugg
My Lords, as the noble Lord says, hygiene relies on access to adequate quantities of clean water, and that applies to both handwashing and surface hygiene. We will absolutely continue to support WASH projects. We need to make progress on sanitation, and progress to ensure that sufficient clean water is available for people to be able to keep safe.
Lord Mann (Non-Afl) [V]
Can the Minister be absolutely clear: will we be spending more on this in sub-Saharan Africa in the next 12 months?
Baroness Sugg
My Lords, I fear I am not in a position to answer that question. As the noble Lord will be aware, DfID funds a vast number of projects to tackle Covid. As I said, WASH projects will absolutely continue to be a key priority for DfID as we move forward.