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Polio: Disease Control

Asked by Nick SmithLabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 21 April 2026UIN 908768

The question

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

Answered by 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 Health Organisation between 2025 and 2028.

Alongside this our £1.25 billion investment in Gavi between 2026 and 2030 will deliver routine immunisation to up to 500 million children including against polio.

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