Question follow-through · 76022
Polio: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support work to eradicate polio globally.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 9 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 17 Sept 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support work to eradicate polio globally.
11 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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17 Sept 2025
Answer published
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1 Dec 2025
Answer corrected
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 investor in Gavi, the ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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