Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Anne McLaughlin and Nick Hurd

Wednesday 16th March 2016 Commons Chamber

[Mr Hurd]

I thank the hon. Gentleman for throwing a spotlight on a huge killer, on which we are not making enough progress. We are proud that the UK is the third-largest donor to the fund that provides, as he said, 70% of the funding around the world to combat that disease. It is critical, therefore, that the replenishment of that fund is a success and that other countries step up to the mark so that we can bear down on that unacceptable death rate.

[Anne McLaughlin (Glasgow North East) (SNP)]

5. What support her Department is providing to Yazidi communities in Iraq, Turkey and Syria.