Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what meeting he has held with his international counterparts to discuss improving international healthcare; and what further meetings he has planned on this matter.

On 23 November, my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care met with the South African Health Minister and signed an agreement on United Kingdom-South African cooperation on healthcare. On 29 November, the Secretary of State met with the First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, to discuss how Ukraine and the UK can collaborate on healthcare issues.

While there are no confirmed plans for further such meetings, there will be opportunities to discuss improving international healthcare in multilateral groups including the G7 and G20. The Department is working with other Governments to explore areas for international collaboration on health.