Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Government grants statistics 2020 to 2021, published on 31 March 2022, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of funding for the Global Health Clinical Trials Initiative.

The Global Health Research Team in FCDO undertake annual performance assessments of the Joint Global Health Trials scheme during the annual review process. The reviews consistently rated the programme as having met or exceeded expectations. An independent review of the programme was conducted in 2019 and concluded it is delivering on its original aim and is filling an important gap in the research landscape.

The scheme has funded an ambitious portfolio of trials in global health which are delivering results to influence and change policy. To date, the scheme has made more than 120 awards. All programme assessments are published on DevTracker on the FCDO external website.