Jim Shannon – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2015-12-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to encourage other countries to fulfil their commitments to funding initiatives to tackle HIV, TB and malaria.

Mr Nick Hurd

The UK government supports calls for shared responsibility and global solidarity in the response to HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

We strongly believe countries should commit according to their ability to contribute. The UK uses fora such as the UNAIDS and Global Fund board meetings to urge other countries to contribute their fair share to end AIDS, TB and Malaria.

The UK is also helping to build the evidence that additional domestic resources invested in health can provide high returns, e.g. through the work of the Commission on Investing in Health.