Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding her Department has allocated to the mitigation of acidic water and water-borne diseases in Anguilla; and whether her Department has undertaken a recent assessment of the appropriateness of the current level of funding for that work.

The UK Government has supported Anguilla with technical advice on water-borne diseases, including to test water for legionella. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has provided significant support to Anguilla through the COVID-19 pandemic, including support to establish additional testing facilities in the public health laboratory which will enable Anguilla to increase the local capacity to test for viruses and diseases on the island. Over the next three years, the UK Government will support Anguilla with up to £10,000 through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) to provide technical advice and capacity building for food, water and environmental laboratories in order to improve testing capabilities for water-borne diseases.