Andrew Mitchell corrected a written answer on Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination
Dr Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party, Central Ayrshire) asked written question 22019 on 16 April 2024. Mr Andrew Mitchell answered on 23 April 2024 for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and Mr Andrew Mitchell corrected the answer on 3 May 2024. The figure 48.2 million in the original became 16.3 million in the correction. Altogether 2 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps his Department is taking to support the roll-out of human papillomavirus vaccines worldwide.
Original and corrected answer
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| The UK supports human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programmes in developing countries through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. The UK is the second largest donor to Gavi, having committing £1.65 billion over 2021-2025. The UK was a vocal advocate for inclusion of the HPV vaccine into Gavi's portfolio to help protect the most vulnerable girls from the leading cause of cervical cancer. Since 2014 Gavi has fully immunised | The UK supports human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programmes in developing countries through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. The UK is the second largest donor to Gavi, having committing £1.65 billion over 2021-2025. The UK was a vocal advocate for inclusion of the HPV vaccine into Gavi's portfolio to help protect the most vulnerable girls from the leading cause of cervical cancer. Since 2014 Gavi has fully immunised 16.3 million girls and aims to immunise a total of 86 million girls by the end of 2025. |
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Receipt
| Read from | https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1701315?expandMember=true |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
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