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registered interest
date	11/05/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support developing countries to establish universal health coverage.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	143196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>Achieving Global Goal 3 by 2030, including universal health coverage (UHC), is a priority for the UK. The UK supports countries to move more rapidly towards UHC by building strong and resilient health systems that meet essential needs for all. To achieve this, DFID provides technical assistance and financial support directly to countries, political and financial support to the World Health Organisation, and funding for research and new products that reduce the prices countries pay for essential commodities. Through health partnerships the UK enables others to learn from the UK’s own experience and expertise in providing UHC through the NHS.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/05/2018 16:42:46 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

902212

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to the Department of Health and Social Care to use the upcoming World Health Assembly as an opportunity to encourage other countries to Invest in strengthening their healthcare systems.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	143197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>DFID works closely with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) on the UK’s relationship with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and its Member States, including sending a joint delegation to the World Health Assembly. The recent Independent Commission for Aid Impact’s review on the UK aid response to global health threats noted that a coherent shared vision and an effective joint approach between DFID and DHSC contributes to the UK’s success in influencing WHO reform. Strengthening health systems to deliver universal health coverage (UHC) is a priority for the UK. The UK publicly supports the WHO’s leadership role on UHC and urges other Member States to accelerate progress towards this goal.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/05/2018 16:44:15 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

853248

registered interest
date	02/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Government response to the Fifth Report of the International Development Committee, Session 2014-15, HC 816, whether the Department has developed its position paper on health systems strengthening.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	130697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>As recognised by the Fifth Report of the International Development Committee, DFID is a world-leader in health systems strengthening. A good health system delivers quality services to all people when and where they need them, addresses the social determinants of health such as nutrition and sanitation, and can prevent and respond to shocks such as disease outbreaks. DFID is in the final stages of developing a position paper on how we will work with developing countries to create strong and resilient health systems.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 07/03/2018 16:42:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

846323

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take steps to include investment in healthcare systems in developing countries on the agenda at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London in April 2018.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	128986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>Global health is an important issue to Commonwealth Member States, as it is to the Government. It is likely it will be a key theme at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM) in London in April, including covering issues around strengthening health systems in developing countries. Commonwealth Member States will collectively discuss and agree the agenda for CHOGM next month.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/02/2018 16:15:29 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

797372

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what guidance her Department provides to architects and contractors on the construction of health facilities which her Department funds or supports.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	116335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>Where health facilities are constructed with DFID support, we expect implementing partners to work with architects and the Ministry of Health to ensure that basic quality standards set by local regulatory authorities are met. For example, in our Access to Health Care programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo, our implementing partners developed standard designs with the Ministry of Health and with the technical input of architects. This programme also systematically provides WASH infrastructure at health facilities, including toilets, water cisterns, and incinerators. DFID supports adherence to standards through technical advice and programme implementation, and through investments to strengthen health systems that will increase national and local capacity to improve and monitor the quality of health facilities.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/12/2017 16:00:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

705682

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she or a representative of her Department plans to attend the She Decides conference in Brussels on 2 March 2017; what steps she is taking to ensure that women's access to sexual and reproductive health services is safeguarded; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	65774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>DFID will be represented at the She Decides conference by the Minister of State, Rory Stewart.</p><p>The UK is, and will remain, a global leader on family planning, women’s rights and sexual and reproductive health. Women should have the right to choose when to have children, and how many. This year, with UNFPA and the Gates Foundation, DFID will co-host a major follow up to the 2012 Family Planning Summit to accelerate global family planning efforts, so that we can get the world back on track to enable 120 million additional women and girls get the contraception they need.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 02/03/2017 17:26:42 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

622048

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department has taken to ensure value for money when procuring medicines and other health technologies as part of its bilateral and multilateral spending on health.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	50608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK stands as one of the world’s largest funders of essential health commodities for developing countries, largely due to our investment in multilateral organisations such as the Global Fund and Gavi, the Vaccines Alliance.</p><p>We work hard to ensure that our bilateral and multilateral partners secure maximum value for money in their purchasing of health commodities through best commercial practice, including international competitive tendering, and partnerships with the private sector. DFID’s work in this area has unlocked huge value gains across a number of key health commodity markets. For example, the cost of a year’s supply of antiretrovirals for HIV/AIDS has fallen by 50% since 2010. By the end of 2015, 17 million patients across the globe were on antiretroviral treatment, compared with 0.7 million in 2000.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton grouped question UIN 50607 question first answered 31/10/2016 16:35:21 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

479233

registered interest
date	16/03/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will press for an amendment of the current indicator for health within the Sustainable Development Goals, to ensure it accurately measures coverage of health services and financial risk protection.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	31380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>There are 25 proposed indicators for the health goal; the coverage of health services is included within these as is a measure relating to health financing. The United Nations Statistical Commission has asked the Inter-Agency Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators to take forward further work on the indicator framework, including a review of the indicator on health financing due to the concerns over its ability to measure financial risk protection in its current form. The UK supported the request for review.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 22/03/2016 17:27:35 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

448390

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the sustainable development goals on the UK's aid spending on health initiatives; and if her Department will issue a guidance note on that spending.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Poulter
uin	24384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>The UK played a key role in creating a set of Global Goals that are universal and inclusive and is committed to championing the goals. Delivering Global Goal 3, to “ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all”, will instruct the health support we provide, with priority given to ensuring that poorer, harder to reach populations achieve better access to good quality essential services. DFID’s ongoing Bilateral Aid Review (BAR) and Multilateral Aid Review (MAR) will ensure we allocate our budget in the right places and in the right way, based on solid evidence, to contribute to the delivery of the Global Goals and to achieve our manifesto commitments.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 01/02/2016 17:50:35 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

445532

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the UK will be represented at the meeting of the World Health Organisation's Consultative Expert Working Group on Research and Development: Financing and Coordination in Geneva on 7 to 9 March 2016; and what the Government's priorities for the meeting will be.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	22756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>We are currently in discussions with the World Health Organisation (WHO) regarding who will represent the UK at the meeting of the World Health Organisation's Consultative Expert Working Group in March 2016.</p><p>The UK Government priority is to see a Pooled Fund for Research and Development established with support from WHO Member States, especially those that have not provided funding for this type of work. The UK Government supports systems that separate the market incentives to produce a drug or vaccine from the Research &amp; Development process, prioritise public health need over profit and work in partnership with a wide range of different organisations, covering the public, private and philanthropic sectors. The UK is the second largest government supporter of the development of new products through product development partnerships, which prioritise need over profit.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/01/2016 17:38:25 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady