Oliver Colvile – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Oliver Colvile on 2016-02-29.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when investments pledged under the Ross Fund will be made available for research and development into infectious diseases.

Mr Nick Hurd

The Ross Fund is a new £1 billion fund that will be used to support the global fight against malaria and other infectious diseases.

Programmes under the Ross Fund will be led by either the Department of Health or the Department for International Development. Details about the exact nature and timing of investments pledged under the Ross Fund are still under development.