Nick Smith MP: written questions

Written questions

• Polio: Disease ControlForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 908768More

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

  Answer: 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...

  Answered 21 Apr 2026

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• Defence: FinanceWales OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 905999More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increased defence spending on Wales.

  Answer: The Defence Industrial Strategy will ensure that defence is an engine for growth across the UK, including Wales.Wales’s thriving defence sector will benefit from its own Defence Growth Deal backed by a share of £250m.The deal will harness Wales’s strength...

  Answered 29 Oct 2025

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• Exercise: Social PrescribingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 905339More

  Question: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of NHS practitioners prescribing parkrun on public health.

  Answer: Parkrun is a fantastic achievement - helping thousands of people to move more. Social prescribing like this can really boost people’s health and wellbeing. We know that movement saves the NHS around £10.5 billion a year – but 12 million adults are still ...

  Answered 22 Jul 2025

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