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Catherine McKinnell
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(10 years, 9 months ago)
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Justine Greening
I pay tribute to some Scandinavian countries that have also reached the 0.7%—indeed, they have exceeded it. I regularly raise this issue with other EU development Ministers and with other donor countries.
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North) (Lab)
T2. HIV/AIDS is a devastating illness affecting 34 million people worldwide, 69% of whom are in sub-Saharan Africa. This week, the White House published its HIV/AIDS strategy, so when will the Government commit to publishing one for the UK?
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Lynne Featherstone)
We are in the middle of reviewing our HIV position paper. I have just returned from a round table meeting in South Africa that examined this issue. It is an important issue and we are on it.