Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what opportunities for global leadership her Department has identified in 2022 to promote the importance of clean water, safe sanitation and good hygiene services in health and non-health settings.

In 2022, the UK will continue to promote the importance of sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene with a systems strengthening approach through our international programmatic support. This includes support to the Sanitation and Water for All partnership, where this year's sector Ministers meeting will explore the theme of 'Building Forward Better for Recovery and Resilience' from COVID-19. It also includes promoting sustainable water management through the Global Water Partnership and supporting the WHO-UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme which monitors progress on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) globally.

Through our policy work, we will continue to engage with our G7 and G20 partners to identify opportunities to progress joint ambitions through supporting WASH services. Similarly, we will continue to work with our partners on the WASH in the Healthcare Facilities Taskforce to identify opportunities to improve WASH services in healthcare facilities.