Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much bilateral expenditure the Department for International Development spent directly targeting HIV and AIDS in (1) 2016–17, and (2) 2017–18.

DFID spent the following directly targeting HIV and AIDS under the two relevant OECD Development codes, 13041 and 13042:

2016/17 = £ 27.1 million

2017/18 = £ 12.3 million

These data do not capture spend on related programming on comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights, including research and health systems strengthening.

Given their greater reach and scale, the majority of our investments to the HIV response are now directed through organisations such as UNITAID, UNAIDS and the Global Funds to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. The UK contributed £15 million per year in core contributions to UNAIDS in 2016/17 and in 2017/18.

The UK made a £1.4 billion pledge to the Global Funds to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria for the 6th replenishment covering 2020 to 2023. This will support the firm commitment to end the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030.

Data for all sector codes and spend are available on the Statistics on International Development website, which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development-uk-gross-public-expenditure-gpex.