INTERNATIONAL DIABETES FEDERATION

That this House congratulates the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) on its recent hosting of the Global Diabetes Forum in Dubai; welcomes the work of the IDF in bringing together Government, private sector organisations and diabetes specialists to discuss practical solutions to this global epidemic; urges the Government to build upon the momentum of events such as this to formulate a clear and informed plan to combat a condition that the IDF estimates will affect 522 million adults, or one in 10 adults, within the next two decades.