§ Miss Emma NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the Government are committed to the eradication of polio by the World Health Organisation targeted year of 2000.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydYes. This is one of a number of health targets established by the World Health Assembly which the British Government support.
§ Miss Emma NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will increase the amount of funding for polio eradication.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydODA has provided £1 million between 1986–87 and 1990–91 for the "Polio Plus" campaign run by Rotary International. The United Kingdom also provides funds to polio and other immunisation programmes through our support for40W UNICEF, for WHO's expanded programme of immunisation (EPI) and for health care in our bilateral aid programmes. We will continue to provide support for activities to improve access to primary health care within developing countries—including immunisation—accord-ing to priorities agreed between national Governments, international agencies and ourselves.