HC Deb 16 December 2002 vol 396 cc568-9W
Mrs. Spelman

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what has been done to integrate sustainable development into her Department's policies since the Earth Summit in Johannesburg; and how many country strategy papers her Department has revised to include a greater focus on sustainable development to take account of the conclusions of the Earth Summit. [87067]

Clare Short

I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave her on 15 October 2002,Official Report, column 651W. My Department's overall goal is the elimination of poverty and the achievement of the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what percentage of the staff of her Department are women; and what the percentage was in June 1997. [66907]

Clare Short

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him by the Minister of State, Cabinet Office on 5 July,Official Report, column 622W.

Mrs. Spelman

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of her Department's funds allocated to improving sexual and reproductive health in developing countries have been administered by NGOs in each of the last five years. [66181]

Clare Short

My Department funds many sexual and reproductive health NGOs. Information on this is not held centrally and to collate it would incur disproportionate costs. DFID expenditure through UK NGOs (including sexual and reproductive health NGOs is listed in Statistics on International Development (table 14). A copy is available in the Library of the House.