WORLD TOILET DAY 2015

Early day motion 687, tabled 10 November 2015 by Bill Cash (Conservative). Signed by 83 members.

That this House welcomes World Toilet Day 2015 which falls on 19 November; is concerned that 2.5 billion people are without access to basic sanitation and that 700 million people are without access to safe water globally; recognises the centrality of water, sanitation and hygiene to progress on other key development areas such as health, education and nutrition; acknowledges that two per cent of UK bilateral aid budget is spent on water, sanitation and hygiene; notes that independent polling from May 2015 shows that both MPs and the general public thinks that this amount is and should be far higher; further welcomes that the Government has signed the new global framework including Goal 6 on universal access to water and sanitation by 2030; and calls on the Government to fulfil this commitment by prioritising water, sanitation and hygiene.

Signatures by party: Labour 32, Scottish National Party 22, Conservative 9, DUP 5, Liberal Democrat 5, Labour/Co-operative 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Plaid Cymru 2, Green 1, Independent 1.