What assessment he made of the outcomes of the recent UN millennium development goals summit in New York.

The summit in New York achieved real progress and resulted in global commitments to save 16 million women and children, reverse the spread of malaria and tackle hunger and under-nutrition. The UK's leadership, and in particular the Government's commitments on aid and results, was noted by all our international partners.

My right hon. Friend mentioned malaria. I am sure he is aware that today 4,000 people in the world will die from that disease, 75% of them under the age of five. Can he please assure the House that he is putting malaria prevention and treatment at the heart of his Department's programmes?

The fight against malaria will be included in every bilateral programme where it is relevant as a part of the bilateral aid review, but I can tell my hon. Friend- [Interruption.] My comments on the fight against malaria do not usually get such a warm reaction from the House. In 10 African countries Britain is committed to halving the number of malaria deaths by 2015.

What steps will be put in place to monitor the outcome of the summit and ensure that year on year we try to reach the targets set through the summit?

The hon. Gentleman is right. It is extremely important that people should be held to their commitments. That is why the Secretary-General is pulling together all the commitments that were made at the summit, and why every year ECOSOC will make sure that we have an assessment of the extent to which those commitments have been met.