Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the urgency of the need of (a) Malawi and (b) Mozambique for debt relief following the impact of Cyclone Freddy.

The Government of Malawi continues to engage with the international financial intuitions to try and achieve a sustainable debt position, and the UK is supportive of these efforts. The recently released Post Disaster Needs Assessment of the cyclone confirms that cyclone damage will cut GDP growth by an estimated 0.5 per cent this year.

The UK supported Mozambique's response to Cyclone Freddy with emergency shelter and cholera support. We are working closely with other multilaterals, to adapt existing programmes where possible to respond to Cyclone Freddy such as: Health and infrastructure/water and sanitation.