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Development Aid: Antimicrobial Resistance

Commons · Question 66920 · Tabled 11 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 24 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to provide transitional funding to help prevent the closure of surveillance laboratories.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 24 Jul 2025

The UK recognises the role that surveillance laboratories play in early detection and response to infectious disease threats. We are currently working through detailed decisions on how the Official Development Assistance budget will be used in future year...