Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support Commonwealth countries to achieve the Commonwealth’s target of (a) halving malaria by 2023 and (b) working towards ending the epidemic of malaria by 2030.

Nine out of every ten people in the Commonwealth live in a malaria-endemic country. The UK is committed to tackling malaria, which is closely linked to our ambition to end preventable deaths of mothers, babies and newborns. The majority of our malaria investments are through the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria; and this funds malaria prevention and treatment in Commonwealth countries. We are reviewing the Global Fund's investment case for the 7th replenishment and deciding our precise contribution in line with delivering the new International Development Strategy. To work towards ending the epidemic of malaria, we also invest in research to develop new tools to prevent, diagnose and treat malaria and support countries to strengthen their health systems.