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Weather: Malaria

Commons · Question 53880 · Tabled 21 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 5 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the potential link between extreme weather events and the number of malaria cases.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 5 Jun 2025

The UK recognises the important links between extreme weather events, exacerbated by climate change, and the number of malaria cases. The UK has spearheaded global efforts to recognise the impacts of climate change on health, through the UN Climate Change...