Oral Answers to Questions

Sheila Gilmore Excerpts

Wednesday 17th July 2013 Commons Chamber

[Justine Greening]

The short answer is not nearly enough. Access to Syria is still overly restricted, particularly by the regime, and we are seeing attacks and violence against humanitarian workers and convoys. That is totally unacceptable, and we will continue to raise our concern about it at the highest levels of the UN.

[Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab)]

3. What support her Department provides for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; and if she will make a statement.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Lynne Featherstone)]

The UK provides support to the fund, both financially and through membership of its governing board. We are the fund’s third-largest donor. Through DFID country offices, we provide a range of complementary funding and support to national health plans and global fund-supported programmes.

[Sheila Gilmore]

I thank the Minister for that answer. What steps is the UK now taking to galvanise support for the global fund from other donors?

[Lynne Featherstone]

We are using our influence with all other donors to ensure that they step up to the mark in the autumn replenishment, as we intend to do.