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1730116

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Royal Mail: Postal Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps ensure that second-class Saturday deliveries remain part of the universal service obligation for Royal Mail.
tabling member constituency	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
tabling member printed	David Mundell
uin	5936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Ofcom, as the independent regulator of postal services, is responsible for ensuring the provision of a financially sustainable and efficient universal postal service that meets users’ needs.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom’s statement of 5 September set out potential reforms to the universal service obligation and its plans to carry out further in-depth research among postal users. Ofcom expects to publish any proposals for public consultation in early 2025, which will provide an opportunity for interested parties (including magazine publishers) to contribute their views. More information is available on Ofcom’s website: <a href="http://www.ofcom.org.uk/post/royal-mail/securing-the-future-of-the-universal-postal-service" target="_blank">www.ofcom.org.uk/post/royal-mail/securing-the-future-of-the-universal-postal-service</a>.</p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 14/10/2024 10:20:29 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
tabling member	1512 label Biography information for David Mundell

1730117

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Postage Stamps: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of Royal Mail’s proposed stamp price increases on magazine publishers.
tabling member constituency	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
tabling member printed	David Mundell
uin	5937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government does not have a role in Royal Mail’s commercial decisions, including the prices of stamps and other services.</p><p> </p><p>In setting its prices, Royal Mail must observe the regulatory framework set by Ofcom which imposes price controls, ‘safeguard caps’, on certain second-class products to ensure a basic universal service is available to all at affordable prices.</p><p> </p><p>Information on Ofcom’s decisions regarding retail price caps on Royal Mail’s universal postal services to apply from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2027 is available on its website: <a href="http://www.ofcom.org.uk/post/deliveries-and-charges/consultation-review-of-second-class-safeguard-caps-2024" target="_blank">www.ofcom.org.uk/post/deliveries-and-charges/consultation-review-of-second-class-safeguard-caps-2024</a>.</p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 14/10/2024 10:16:01 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
tabling member	1512 label Biography information for David Mundell

1730118

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to Royal Mail’s universal service obligation on magazine publishers.
tabling member constituency	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
tabling member printed	David Mundell
uin	5938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Ofcom, as the independent regulator of postal services, is responsible for ensuring the provision of a financially sustainable and efficient universal postal service that meets users’ needs.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom’s statement of 5 September set out potential reforms to the universal service obligation and its plans to carry out further in-depth research among postal users. Ofcom expects to publish any proposals for public consultation in early 2025, which will provide an opportunity for interested parties (including magazine publishers) to contribute their views. More information is available on Ofcom’s website: <a href="http://www.ofcom.org.uk/post/royal-mail/securing-the-future-of-the-universal-postal-service" target="_blank">www.ofcom.org.uk/post/royal-mail/securing-the-future-of-the-universal-postal-service</a>.</p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 14/10/2024 10:24:25 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
tabling member	1512 label Biography information for David Mundell

1730143

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the UK's financial contribution to the Global Fund was in (a) the 2023-24 financial year and (b) each of the previous 10 financial years.
tabling member constituency	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
tabling member printed	David Mundell
uin	5939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>In November 2022 the UK pledged £1 billion to the 7th replenishment to support efforts to tackle malaria, TB and HIV and strengthen health systems between 2023 and 2025. This funding is being disbursed across three years; £850 million of the pledge was paid in financial year 2023/2024.</p><p>The UK has disbursed over £5.5 billion to the Global Fund to date; previous UK pledges are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Replenishment Cycle</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK pledge</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4th replenishment 2014-2016</p></td><td><p>£1 billion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5th replenishment 2017-2019</p></td><td><p>£1.1 billion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6th replenishment 2020-2022</p></td><td><p>£1.4 billion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7th replenishment 2023-2025</p></td><td><p>£1 billion</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 14/10/2024 10:48:15 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	1512 label Biography information for David Mundell

1730146

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of the UK’s contributions to the Global Fund on global health outcomes.
tabling member constituency	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
tabling member printed	David Mundell
uin	5940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The UK has disbursed over £5.5 billion to the Global Fund to date; previous UK pledges are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Replenishment Cycle</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK pledge</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4th replenishment 2014-2016</p></td><td><p>£1 billion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5th replenishment 2017-2019</p></td><td><p>£1.1 billion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6th replenishment 2020-2022</p></td><td><p>£1.4 billion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7th replenishment 2023-2025</p></td><td><p>£1 billion</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Global Fund is a high performing organisation that has saved 65 million lives, with combined deaths attributed to HIV, TB and malaria estimated as having been reduced by 61 per cent, because of Global Fund activities</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 14/10/2024 13:05:21 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	1512 label Biography information for David Mundell

1730148

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that funds allocated to the Global Fund is administered (a) effectively and (b) transparently.
tabling member constituency	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
tabling member printed	David Mundell
uin	5941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>FCDO's Global Fund contributions are delivered in line with the Programme Operating Framework, which is intended to maximise UK aid's effectiveness and impact. This includes rules on aid transparency, value for money and equity to help reach the vulnerable.</p><p>FCDO engages regularly with the Fund to monitor and drive progress against its mission and UK priorities, including regular assessments of performance. We do this through our Board and Committee representation, alongside others, and bilateral strategic and programmatic levers.</p><p>5 per cent of UK funding is channelled through the Global Fund Accelerator programme, which acts as an additional lever to deliver UK priorities.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds grouped question UIN 5943 5946 question first answered 14/10/2024 10:39:52 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	1512 label Biography information for David Mundell

1730150

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the key challenges faced by the Global Fund in achieving its goals; and what steps his Department is taking to support efforts to overcome these challenges.
tabling member constituency	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
tabling member printed	David Mundell
uin	5942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Through our Board and Committee representation and bilateral levers, the FCDO engages consistently with the Global Fund to monitor and drive progress against its goals and UK priorities. This includes making regular assessments of the risks to its operations and strategy.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 14/10/2024 12:58:32 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	1512 label Biography information for David Mundell

1730151

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department takes with international counterparts to maximise the impact of contributions to the Global Fund.
tabling member constituency	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
tabling member printed	David Mundell
uin	5943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>FCDO's Global Fund contributions are delivered in line with the Programme Operating Framework, which is intended to maximise UK aid's effectiveness and impact. This includes rules on aid transparency, value for money and equity to help reach the vulnerable.</p><p>FCDO engages regularly with the Fund to monitor and drive progress against its mission and UK priorities, including regular assessments of performance. We do this through our Board and Committee representation, alongside others, and bilateral strategic and programmatic levers.</p><p>5 per cent of UK funding is channelled through the Global Fund Accelerator programme, which acts as an additional lever to deliver UK priorities.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds grouped question UIN 5941 5946 question first answered 14/10/2024 10:39:52 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	1512 label Biography information for David Mundell

1730153

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the role the Global Fund plays in his Department's broader strategy for international development and global health.
tabling member constituency	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
tabling member printed	David Mundell
uin	5944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Our investments in the Global Fund play a critical role delivering the Government's international development priorities: to create a world free from poverty, on a liveable planet, putting equality at the heart of all we do. This includes strengthening health security, improving preparedness and response and protecting citizens and economies from health and climate threats.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 14/10/2024 10:36:55 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	1512 label Biography information for David Mundell

1730154

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of changing levels of funding on the Global Fund’s ability to help tackle (a) HIV, (b) AIDS, (c) tuberculosis, and (d) malaria.
tabling member constituency	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
tabling member printed	David Mundell
uin	5945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The UK wants to see a successful Global Fund 8th replenishment in 2025. We are considering all our health investments in the round to make strategic funding decisions and maximise impact. Effective coordination across Global Health Initiatives will be needed to secure sustainable resources and deliver for the global health challenges ahead.</p><p>As an active Board and Strategy Committee member, the UK is playing a strong role, alongside others, in supporting the Global Fund to identify and manage risks ahead of the 8th replenishment. This includes planning for a range of funding scenarios.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 14/10/2024 10:25:08 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	1512 label Biography information for David Mundell