Written question asked by Lord Collins of Highbury (Labour) on Monday, 17 May 2021, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 1 June 2021. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 June 2021 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Development Aid

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 29 April, how much of the 2021–22 Overseas Development Assistance will be allocated to (1) Gavi, the vaccine alliance, (2) the Global Fund, and (3) the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.

Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) will spend Â£1,305 million of Official Development Assistance on global health in 2021/22. This will focus on the UK's position at the forefront of the international response to COVID-19 through our commitments to COVAX, Gavi, and the World Health Organisation, and through bilateral spend where the need is greatest, including in Africa. FCDO will now work through what this means for individual programmes in line with the priorities we have outlined.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: HL269
Session: 2021-22
Related items: Development Aid
Thursday, 29 April 2021
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Development aid Disease control Polio Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk