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Pandemic Fund

Asked by Helen MorganLiberal DemocratForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 19 May 2026UIN 287

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of ending funding for the international Pandemic Fund on future pandemic resilience.

Answered by Chris Elmore

While the UK is not investing further in the Pandemic Fund, we remain committed to building pandemic prevention, preparedness and response capability in partnership with developing countries, including through our other multilateral investments - such as in the World Health Organisation, Gavi and the Global Fund - and our diplomatic engagement.

An Equality Impact Assessment of Official Development Assistance programme allocations for 2026-2027 to 2028-2029 was published on 19 March 2026, and is available on GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fcdo-official-development-assistance-programme-allocations-2026-2027-to-2028-2029-equality-impact-assessment).

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