Mrs. ClywdTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much and what percentage of the Overseas Development Administration's budget is spent on population activities for the current year and each year since 1979.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe figures are as follows:
Population expenditure (£ million) Percentage of net aid programme 1979 9,186 1.1 1980 7,589 1.0 1981 6,468 0.7 1982 9,951 1.1 1983 12,373 1.2 1984 12,333 1.1 1985 15,509 1.4 1986 15,151 1.3 1987 15,899 1.4 1988 16,710 1.1 1989 17,298 1.1 For 1990, though detailed figures are not yet available, it is estimated that we spent about £24 million.
Many other United Kingdom aid activities—especially women's health and education programmes—indirectly influence the rate of population growth in developing countries.