HC Deb 27 July 1999 vol 336 c232W
Mr. Streeter

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if the British Government funds compulsory abortion and sterilisation programmes. [93432]

Clare Short

All UK Government assistance for sexual and reproductive health is contingent on respect for the human rights principles and standards of privacy and free and informed choice upheld at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development. Coercion and control have no place in UN supported family planning.