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Development Aid: Global Polio Eradication Initiative

Commons · Question 126356 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 20 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to meet the UK's commitments under the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, in the context of revisions to the Official Development Assist

Answer

Answered by Chris Elmore, 20 Apr 2026

Global health remains one of the key priorities of our development work. The UK will continue supporting polio eradication through our flexible core funding to the World Health Organization (WHO). Our £248 million contribution will help sustain essential ...