HL Deb 19 April 1995 vol 563 cc55-6WA
Lord Braine of Wheatley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish in the Official Report a table showing the sums given to the International Planned Parenthood Federation and the UNFPA in each financial year since 1984 together with the principal uses of which such sums are put.

Baroness Chalker of Wallasey

The UK's contributions to the core activities of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) are as follows:

Financial years 1983/84–1994/95
£ thousands
IPF UNFPA
1983/84 3,000 3,000
1984/85 4,500 4,500
1985/86 5,400 4,500
1986/87 6,000 5,000
1988/89 6,000 5,250
1989/90 6,250 5,500
1990/91 6,670 6,000
1991/92 7,000 7,500
1992/93 7,500 9,000
1993/94 111,000 310,500
1994/95 26,500 411,250
1 This includes £7.5 million for 1993 core grant;
£3.5 million first tranche of 1994 core grant, paid in financial year 1993–94
2 This includes £4 million second tranche of 1994 core grant;
£1.5 million additional core funds;
£1 million for contraceptive supplies to the former Soviet Union and eastern and central Europe
3 This includes £7 million for 1993 core grant;
£3.5 million first tranche of 1994 core grant, paid in financial year 1993–94
4 This includes £3.5 million second tranche of 1994 core grant;
£1.5 million to assist with follow-up work to the International Conference on Population and Development;
£1.5 million for contraceptive supplies;
£1 million additional core funds;
£3.75 first tranche of 1995 core grant, paid in financial year 1994–95

In addition to these core grants, we have been contributing to IPPF's aids prevention project/sexual health programme since 1987. We also provide funds, to both UNFPA and IPPF for specified purposes, from our bilateral programmes.