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Development Aid: Global Polio Eradication Initiative

Commons · Question 126357 · 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 assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to Official Development Assistance funding for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative on (a) progr

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 ...