Written question asked by Steve Race (Labour) on Monday, 17 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 November 2025. It was answered by Chris Elmore (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 November 2025 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Child Nutrition Fund: Infant Mortality

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Healthy Women, Children and Newborns: A Coordinated Approach to Ending Preventable Deaths, published on 6 November 2025, what role the Child Nutrition Fund is playing in her Department’s updated approach to ending preventable deaths.

Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 18 November to Question 89032, which sets out the UK's approach to improving nutrition for women and children, including our role as a proud co-founder and Board member of the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF). The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has disbursed £16.7 million in total to the Child Nutrition Fund since its inception in 2020. Of this £13 million has been disbursed through the Child Nutrition Fund's match window, £1 million through the programme window and £2.7 million through the supplier window.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 91557
Session: 2024-26
Related items: Child Nutrition Fund
Monday, 22 June 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
Registered interest declared: Yes
Grouped for answer: Yes
Subjects: Infant mortality Child Nutrition Fund
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