Written questions

Tropical Diseases: Research

Commons · Question 53881 · 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 impact of UK-based research and development into neglected topical diseases on (a) global health security and (b) jobs in the U

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 5 Jun 2025

Investment in UK based neglected diseases research and development (R&D) has led to many groundbreaking innovations which have helped to improve and save many lives around the world. On global health security - work on early candidates for malaria vac...