Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department holds regular meetings with Governments of nations affected by leprosy.

DFID officials have regular discussions on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) with a range of partners, including experts both within the World Health Organisation and with officials of countries affected by NTDs. Ministers have engaged with experts internationally on tackling on NTDs, including, participation in the NTD Summit in April 2017.

As well as being the minister with responsibility for global health in DFID, I am also a minister in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.