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Written question asked by Chris Elmore (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 February 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 February 2019. It was answered by Alistair Burt (Conservative) on Monday, 25 February 2019 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Commonwealth: Drinking Water

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that there is safe drinking water available in (a) Sri Lanka and (b) all other Commonwealth countries.

Answer

The UK is committed to supporting countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 6 target of universal access to water and sanitation by 2030. Since 2015, we have supported 40 million people to gain access to clean water and sanitation. This includes beneficiaries in Commonwealth countries in Africa and Asia such as Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

DFID has also supported Commonwealth countries in the Caribbean. For example, following Hurricane Maria DFID allocated £25 million to Dominica to repair and strengthen the water supply system across the island.

DFID’s bilateral programme in Sri Lanka country closed in 2006 when the country graduated to middle income status, and DFID does not have water and sanitation programmes in Sri Lanka.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
223831
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Commonwealth Development aid Drinking water
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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