§ Sir Alastair GoodladTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what contribution her Department is currently making towards the eradication of polio from(a) India and (b) the rest of the world; and if she will make a statement. [32093]
§ Clare ShortThe Department for International Development is currently supporting the mass polio vaccination programme in India with a contribution of £47.5 million over three years. In 1996–97, support for general vaccination and immunisation programmes throughout the world amounted to £13.5 million. These programmes, mainly in Africa, also include polio activities but disaggregation of polio specific components is not readily available.