Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that investments made by British Investment International are supporting public health infrastructure in (a) India and (b) Kenya.

Since 2017, British International Investment's (BII) healthcare investments have been guided by a health impact framework [https://www.bii.co.uk/en/emerging-markets-investment/evaluating-the-impact-of-private-providers-on-health-and-health-systems/] which focuses on investing in private-healthcare providers that have a positive impact on the overall healthcare system. BII's investments are subject to its Policy of Responsible Investing.

In India, BII investment has supported the delivery of quality care to more than 2 million low-income patients including in underserved parts of central and eastern India. In Kenya, BII investment supports healthcare clinics and pharmacies that provide for more than 430,000 patient visits per month with over half of patients coming from low to very low-income groups. BII investments also provide access to a medical consultation with a nurse for KES 300-600 ($2-$4).