§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to her answer of 25 February 2002,Official Report, columns 883-886W, how much money her Department has given in support of the Russian Family Planning Association per annum since 1997; what that represents in percentage terms of her Department's per annum expenditure for population 423W reproductive health programmes; if she will explain the makeup of the Russian Family Planning Association; and if she will make a statement. [73183]
§ Clare ShortMy Department funded the International Planned Parenthood Federation's (IPPF) European Network to provide technical assistance to the Russian Family Planning Association (RFPA) from March 1995 to June 2002. The purpose of our support has been to ensure that accurate information about reproductive health is disseminated in Russia, through the leadership of the RFPA. The total value of funding provided to IPPF during this period has been £390,000, over two project phases. Annual expenditure since 1997 has been as follows:
- FY 1997–1998—£23,567
- FY 1998–1999–09,001
- FY 1999–2000—nil
- FY 2000–2001—£54,351
- FY 2001–2002—£140,370
- FY 2002–2003—£55,000 (expected)
£actuals 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 % of annual Reproductive Health spend Spend % of annual Reproductive Health spend Spend % of annual Reproductive Health spend % of annual Reproductive Health spend Spend % of annual Reproductive Health spend Health and Sexual Education Programme, Bolivia 629,943 1.6 482,458 1.1 718,940 0.9 1,162,010 0.9 Orissa Reproductive Health Project, India 287,386 0.7 475,214 1.1 409,765 0.5 422,428 0.3
§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to her answer of 25 February 2002,Official Report, columns 883–886W, how much money her Department has given to (a) the reproductive health programme in Peru, (b) the STD programme in the Russian Federation and (c) the Central American regional programme for improving sexual and reproductive health services in each year since 1997; what
1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 actuals % of Annual Reproductive Health Spend Value % of Annual Reproductive Health Spend Value % of Annual Reproductive Health Spend Value % of Annual Reproductive Health Spend Value % of Annual Reproductive Health Spend Reproductive Health Programme, Peru 1,020,190 2.6 1,034,011 2.3 966.677 1.3 533,948 0.4 STD Programme, Russian Federation 0.8 388,707 0.8 150,019 0.2 207,896 0.2 Central American Regional Programme on Sexual and Reproductive Health 323,170 0.2