§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assistance his Department has provided to Kenya in promoting family planning; what has been the birth rate for each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [15379]
§ Dr. Liam FoxThe crude birth rate in 1989 was 47 per thousand population. By 1994 it is estimated that the rate had declined to 42 per thousand population. Details of British development assistance for family planning are given in the table.
Year Project Description Total cost £ million 1988–94 Population III Clinic development, training programmes, NGO support 4.6 1993–94 Emergency supply of contraceptives 50 million condoms and 200,000 vaginal foaming tablets 1.02 1994 Family planning services Injectable contraceptives, disposable gloves, family planning clinical equipment sets, intra-uterine copper device insertion kits 2.0 1995–96 Family planning bridging project 1 million doses injectable contraception (DepoProvera) and up to 30 million condoms 1.45 1996–97 Contraceptive supply 1.1 million doses injectable contraception (DepoProvera) and up to 40 million condoms 1.94 1996–97 Family planning interim support project To supply 2.45 million doses DepoProvera and 5 million condoms plus support to eight NGOs. 3.5 We have recently committed an additional £11 million for strengthening reproductive health services in Kenya, for expenditure over the next five years.