Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 111092

Polio: Disease Control

Tabled: 5 February 2026
Answered: 10 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Sir Andrew Mitchell

ConservativeSutton Coldfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department will provide £50 million per year, for the next two years, to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.

Answer

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 sovereign donor to Gavi...

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