§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much is currently being allocated by the Overseas Development Administration for immunisation programmes for children; and if he will make it his policy to support the goal of complete immunisation of children by the year 2000.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe ODA spent some £61 million on bilateral health sector assistance in 1990, the latest year for which figures are available. These figures do not identify expenditure specifically on immunisation programmes.
We continue to support the immunisation goals contained in the plan of action of the 1990 world summit for children. Our 1992 annual grant to UNICEF, which funds immunisation and other programmes, is the highest ever at £9.5 million.