Speeches by Macdonald.

“It is great that the treaty has finally been agreed, but the US did not sign up to it. Part of the reason it probably was agreed was that they did not engage. That is what I think happened; I don’t think the US signed it, did they?”

“Yes, but that should have been a target and only one or two countries have met it.”

“Moving on to what a country-led financing mechanism looks like—and maybe this is to Dr Alakija—the Abuja Declaration, in theory African countries spending 15% of their own resources on healthcare. Dr Kalipso talked about debt at the beginning. How do we really get to country-led financing? Why have countries not met th…”

“Going back to the first question, you said those two threats. It might sound like an obvious question, but how do you know, how are you tracking, where are you getting the data from? Is it via the WHO? Is the Cabinet Office involved? How do you identify threats? Climate change is obviously a massive threat for the spre…”

“Priya, can I ask you that, but also ask you while you answer about maximum impact? The UK has just made a big announcement to Gavi. Do you think the UK should prioritise multilateral or bilateral for health spending?”

“Thank you. Can I ask Dr Alakija the first point about where you would be investing it now if you were the UK Government to get maximum impact for your aid?”

“Yes, but that should have been a target and only one or two countries have met it.”

“My understanding was that the US did not engage in it, so are you concerned about that? Of course there are quite prominent voices from different countries that are not very pro-vaccines. Linked to that—and it might be both Departments—we heard on the communicable diseases we talked about before that because there had …”

“Starting with Dr Chalkidou, we are in a 0.3 world if we are lucky in the UK at the moment. It is probably going to be less than that, given how much we are spending here in the UK. If you were sitting in the UK Government right now, where would you invest for maximum impact—where and in what? I will ask everyone to res…”

“Priya, can I ask you that, but also ask you while you answer about maximum impact? The UK has just made a big announcement to Gavi. Do you think the UK should prioritise multilateral or bilateral for health spending?”

“Talking more broadly about priorities, and maybe you could address this in one—I know we have come to the end of the session—how would you say that the UK is intending to continue its historic leadership on health with a reduced budget? I know we have spoken about women and girls a lot, but you have said there is a dir…”

“Thank you. Can I ask Dr Alakija the first point about where you would be investing it now if you were the UK Government to get maximum impact for your aid?”

“Starting with Dr Chalkidou, we are in a 0.3 world if we are lucky in the UK at the moment. It is probably going to be less than that, given how much we are spending here in the UK. If you were sitting in the UK Government right now, where would you invest for maximum impact—where and in what? I will ask everyone to res…”

“Going back to the first question, you said those two threats. It might sound like an obvious question, but how do you know, how are you tracking, where are you getting the data from? Is it via the WHO? Is the Cabinet Office involved? How do you identify threats? Climate change is obviously a massive threat for the spre…”

“My understanding was that the US did not engage in it, so are you concerned about that? Of course there are quite prominent voices from different countries that are not very pro-vaccines. Linked to that—and it might be both Departments—we heard on the communicable diseases we talked about before that because there had …”

“Moving on to what a country-led financing mechanism looks like—and maybe this is to Dr Alakija—the Abuja Declaration, in theory African countries spending 15% of their own resources on healthcare. Dr Kalipso talked about debt at the beginning. How do we really get to country-led financing? Why have countries not met th…”

“Q I want to pick up on the monitoring point. For example, say a consumer feels that they have had to pay a little more for a flight that is more environmentally friendly; how soon would you be able to quantify whether that mechanism had had an effect? In a year’s time, would you be able to say that it has meant that th…”

“Q You have all mentioned how essential SAF is to decarbonisation. Could you expand on its environmental impact? When and how will you be able to track the impact of the mechanism on your emissions? How will you directly be able to link it, or SAF more broadly, to any reduction in emissions? Jonathon Counsell: This is v…”

“Has my hon. Friend noted the call from the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, for Governments to ban fossil fuel advertising to protect public health and address climate change? Does he feel that, alongside the examples that he cited, that is evidence of increasing momentum towards such a change?”

“welcome the review. We should also recognise that the journey to becoming a parent is not straightforward, with the equivalent of one child in every UK classroom born through IVF. As he knows, and as we have discussed, there are glaring gaps in employment law, with no statutory right to fertility treatment. Will the re…”