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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 08 Mar 2018
Incident in Salisbury

"My Lords, returning to the Litvinenko case, many Members of your Lordships’ House, including me, were involved in the updating of the public health laws that we had in this country, some of which dated back to the previous century. Will the Minister, along with her colleagues in the Department …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 05 Feb 2018
Role of Women in Public Life

"My Lords, like many other speakers in today’s debate, I took inspiration from a couple of women I know of. The first was my great-grandmother, who got up before dawn to make sure that she was the first woman who voted in her mining village in Scotland. The second was …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 03 Apr 2017
Neglected Tropical Diseases

"My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, not just for today’s debate but for the succession of world-leading scientists who she and Jeremy Lefroy bring into Parliament week after week so that some of us can begin to understand the complex science about which we are speaking tonight. …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 21 Feb 2017
US Overseas Aid: Global Gag Rule

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the reinstatement by the government of the United States of the global gag rule, which requires that overseas organisations in receipt of US aid cannot provide abortion services or information about family planning...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 21 Feb 2017
US Overseas Aid: Global Gag Rule

"I thank the Minister for that Answer. When similar policies have been enacted by previous US Presidents, they have had a devastating effect on maternal health programmes across the world. Has DfID made an assessment of whether this global gag policy will have a direct effect on any programmes it …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 01 Dec 2016
HIV Global Epidemic: Young People

"My Lords, PEPFAR and the Global Fund are of crucial importance across the world. Will the British Government encourage the incoming Administration in the United States to maintain the levels of funding and not diminish them?..."
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Written Question
Asylum: Syria
Friday 3rd June 2016

Asked by: Baroness Barker (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there will be UK ministerial attendance at the UN High Level Meeting for ending AIDS in June.

Answered by Baroness Verma

The UK government will be represented at the UN General Assembly high-level meeting on ending AIDS at the UN headquarters in New York in June 2016 and the International AIDS Conference in Durban in July. Precise attendance has still to be finalised.

Written Question
Refugees: Iraq
Friday 3rd June 2016

Asked by: Baroness Barker (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there will be UK ministerial attendance at the International AIDS Conference in Durban this year.

Answered by Baroness Verma

The UK government will be represented at the UN General Assembly high-level meeting on ending AIDS at the UN headquarters in New York in June 2016 and the International AIDS Conference in Durban in July. Precise attendance has still to be finalised.

Written Question
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Monday 4th April 2016

Asked by: Baroness Barker (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government which organisations have received, or will receive, bilateral funding for technical assistance for programmes funded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in (1) 2014–15, (2) 2015–16, and (3) 2016–17.

Answered by Baroness Verma

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is a critically important part of the international architecture for fighting the three diseases. The UK provides technical assistance to programmes funded by the Global Fund through the following organisations: the Stop-TB Partnership, Roll Back Malaria, UNAIDS and the World Health Organisation’s Global Malaria Programme. The table (below) shows DFID’s spend to these organisations over the last five financial years.

(£ Millions)

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

WHOs Global Malaria Programme

-

1.50

3.50

1.50

3.50

Roll Back Malaria

0.52

1.00

1.63

0.63

1.23

Stop TB Partnership

1.00

1.90

1.50

0.50

1.00

UNAIDS

10.00

10.00

15.00

15.00

15.00

Total (£ Millions)

11.52

14.40

21.63

17.63

20.73

The UK is committed to remaining a world leader in tackling global diseases and ending the epidemics of AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by 2030. Our future contributions to the Global Fund will be determined following the completion of the Bilateral and Multilateral Aid Reviews.

Written Question
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Monday 4th April 2016

Asked by: Baroness Barker (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their expected bilateral spending on technical assistance to programmes funded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in addition to their commitment to the Global Fund in (1) 2015–16, and (2) 2016–17.

Answered by Baroness Verma

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is a critically important part of the international architecture for fighting the three diseases. The UK provides technical assistance to programmes funded by the Global Fund through the following organisations: the Stop-TB Partnership, Roll Back Malaria, UNAIDS and the World Health Organisation’s Global Malaria Programme. The table (below) shows DFID’s spend to these organisations over the last five financial years.

(£ Millions)

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

WHOs Global Malaria Programme

-

1.50

3.50

1.50

3.50

Roll Back Malaria

0.52

1.00

1.63

0.63

1.23

Stop TB Partnership

1.00

1.90

1.50

0.50

1.00

UNAIDS

10.00

10.00

15.00

15.00

15.00

Total (£ Millions)

11.52

14.40

21.63

17.63

20.73

The UK is committed to remaining a world leader in tackling global diseases and ending the epidemics of AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by 2030. Our future contributions to the Global Fund will be determined following the completion of the Bilateral and Multilateral Aid Reviews.