Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the Global Fund potentially not reaching its seventh replenishment target of raising $18 billion; and what assessment she has made of the impact of that future funding on (a) access to harm reduction services and (b) the UK's international development commitments.

Currently no decision has been made on the UK's contribution to the 7th replenishment of the Global Fund. We are reviewing the Global Fund's investment case against the priorities of the UK's International Development Strategy and we encourage all partners to play their part in helping the Global Fund to meet the $18 billion replenishment target. As set out in the International Development Strategy, providing women and girls with the freedom they need to succeed is a priority for the UK. Prevention, including through provision of harm reduction services, is also an important priority for the Global Fund under the new strategy agreed by the Board last year with the full support of the UK.