Family Planning and Population Control

HC Deb 09 February 1971 vol 811 c154W

Dame Joan Vickers

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what new financial assistance Her Majesty's Government intends to provide for international organisations in the field of family planning and population control.

Mr. Wood

Of the grant of £400,000 to the United Nations Fund for Population Activities, announced on the 14th May, 1970, £250,000 will now be paid in the current financial year instead of £150,000. In 1971–72, as well as the remaining £150,000 of last year's grant, I propose to make a new grant of £600,000, bringing our total contribution to the Fund in 1971–72 to £750,000.

This year's grant of £200,000 to the International Planned Parenthood Federation, announced on the 14th May, 1970, is being increased by £50,000. In 1971–72 I propose to make a new grant of £275,000.

Finally, I propose for 1971–72 to make a grant of £10,417 to the O.E.C.D. Development Centre's Population Unit as in the current year.

These new grants or increases in existing grants are subject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary Estimates provision in all cases.—[Vol. 801, c. 353–4.]