Written questions

USA: World Health Organisation

Commons · Question 26628 · Tabled 27 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 5 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the withdrawal of the US from the World Health Organisation on the UK’s financial contribution to that organisation.

Answer

Answered by Anneliese Dodds, 5 Feb 2025

We have been consistently clear that US executive orders are matters for the US government and US people. In November 2024, the UK announced new funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO) in support of its delivery and transformation agenda. The UK wi...