Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Government is contributing to the cost of the clinical trials currently being planned for candidate vaccines.

DFID is co-funding clinical trials to find a safe vaccine for Ebola as well as providing critical care on the ground. Britain is a world leader in medical research and mobilising our unique strengths to find a vaccine could be pivotal to containing Ebola and preventing future outbreaks.