Polio: Disease Control
Commons · Question 76022 · Tabled 9 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 17 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Rupa Huq
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support work to eradicate polio globally.
Answer
Answered by Chris Elmore, 17 Sep 2025
Corrected 1 Dec 2025 by Chris Elmore
The UK is a longstanding supporter of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), having contributed £1.4 billion since 1995. This has enabled GPEI to reduce wild poliovirus cases by over 99 per cent. The UK is also the largest investor in Gavi, the ...