Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 908768

Polio: Disease Control

Tabled: 15 April 2026
Answered: 21 April 2026
Named Day

Question

Nick Smith

LabourBlaenau Gwent and Rhymney

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help eradicate polio overseas.

Answer

Chris Elmore
The UK remains committed to eradicating polio.We will continue to support the Global Polio Eradication Initiative directly until December 2026.Then we will support polio eradication through our £248 million of fully flexible core funding to the World Heal...

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