§ Sir George Youngasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, further to his Written Answer on 18th January, what professional advice he took in coming to his decision that the issue of artificial insemination by donor for lesbians is a clinical and not a policy judgment.
§ Mr. MoyleI am writing to the hon. Member on this point and the related issues raised in his letter to my right hon. Friend.
£000's Ethiopia Somalia Capital Aid (including food aid and disaster relief) Technical Co-operation Capital Aid (including food aid, disaster relief, pensions and compensation) Technical Co-operation 1967 — 129 — 1 1968 — 220 — 42 1969 — 323 39 88 1970 — 461 62 142 1971 400 601 54 131 1972 223 774 19 191 1973 797 989 — 207 1974 945 1,113 — 144 1975 1,279 1,630 100 148 1976 1,191 1,140 26 128 Figures for expenditure in 1977 are not yet available, but in the case of Ethiopia expenditure will be lower than in 1976, largely because of the difficulty of keeping Technical Co-operation staff there in present circumstances.