HC Deb 23 January 2001 vol 361 cc556-7W
17. Barbara Follett

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the role of his Department in the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic in southern Africa. [145051]

Mr. Hain

We worked hard to put HIV/AIDS high on the agenda of the G8 summit in Okinawa last year and to raise the profile of the issue in the United Nations. We are also working closely with the Department for International Development to ensure the extensive UK aid programme in southern Africa has the political support it needs.