Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department are taking to mark World Malaria Day in 2023.

The UK recognises the importance of World Malaria Day for raising awareness and galvanising the global response. I [Minister Mitchell] will attend a roundtable with leading figures to discuss the role of Product Development Partnerships (PDPs) and British science in ending malaria. The Department will be highlighting UK's leadership in fighting against the disease. This includes our £1 billion contribution to the seventh replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria; our support to research and development including to world leading Product Development Partnerships (PDPs) such as the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and Innovative Vector Control Consortium (IVCC); and our funding for catalytic interventions to bring down the prices of new products and tackle barriers to widespread access.