§ Mr. AltonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what sums(a) the International Planned Parenthood Federation, (b) the United Nations Population Fund and (c) his Department have assigned for assisting the victims of the Chinese population control programme; [29790]
(2) what sums have been assigned by (a) the IPPF, (b) the UNFPA or (c) his Department for the care of orphans and abandoned children in China; [29784]
(3) on what occasions since 1965 (a) the IPPF, (b) the UNFPA or (c) his Department have advised the Chinese Government regarding the provision of care for orphans and abandoned children; [29785]
(4) what is the involvement of (a) the IPPF, (b) the UNFPA and (c) his Department in the funding of Chinese state orphanages. [29789]
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§ Mr. Baldry[holding answers 20 June 1995]: Neither the Overseas Development Administration, the United Nations Population Fund nor the International Planned Parenthood Federation provides funding for operating orphanages in China or for the care of abandoned children. The United Nations system's involvement in the care of children comes under the remit of the United Nations Children Fund—UNICEF.
§ Mr. AltonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what reports has he received from the IPPF and the UNFPA regarding the condition of children in Chinese state orphanages; and what investigations his Department has conducted; [29788]
(2) what information he has on the standards of medical care for abandoned children in Chinese state orphanages; and if he will make a statement. [29782]
§ Mr. Baldry[holding answers 20 June 1995]: We have not received reports on the conditions of, or the standards in, China's orphanages from the United Nations Population Fund or the International Planned Parenthood Federation.
§ Mr. AltonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has on the links between the Chinese population control programme and the condition of orphans and abandoned children in China; and if he will make a statement. [29787]
§ Mr. Baldry[holding answer 20 June 1995]: We have no reliable analysis of the link between the Chinese population programme and the condition of orphans and abandoned children in China.
§ Mr. AltonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the balance between the sexes in respect of abandoned children and orphans in China; to what he attributes it; and if he will make a statement. [29786]
§ Mr. Baldry[holding answer 20 June 1995]: We have not made an assessment of the balance between the sexes in respect of abandoned children and orphans in China.