Oral QuestionDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

What recent discussions he has had with representatives of (a) businesses and (b) trade unions on supply chain matters.

Tabled: 15 September 2021Answered: 21 September 2021

Asked by

Mike Kane

LabourWythenshawe and Sale East

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Answer from Hansard

The Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Stephen Doughty)

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his question. Decisions on how ODA will be used will be considered as part of the ongoing spending review. Reducing the overall size of the budget will necessarily have an impact on the scale and shape of our work. I can say, however, that our important work and support for Gavi is immunising 300 million children and saving up to 8 million lives, and our £1 billion pledge to the Global Fund for 2023-25 is supporting prevention and treatment for HIV, tuberculosis and malaria, and will help to save over 1 million lives.