§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what percentage of her Department's budget was spent on(a) reproductive health and (b) HIV\AIDS in (i) 1999–2000, (ii) 2000–01 arid (iii) 2001–02. [87052]
§ Clare ShortFigures for HIV\AIDS related activities which includes reproductive health activities, for the last three financial years are set out in the table.
706WThe above data combine projects that have been marked against the Reproductive Health Services and HIV\AIDS policy markers. Increasingly, DFID is helping to tackle HIV\AIDS within the context of large sexual and reproductive health programmes and sustainable health systems development. In these circumstances, it is often difficult to attribute spend to particular aspects of sexual and reproductive health. For example, provision of condoms serves the dual purposes of HIV\AIDS prevention and protection against other sexually transmitted infections as well as family planning. We strongly believe that a cross-sectoral approach to tackling HIV\AIDS is essential if we are to be successful. The International Development Committee share this view. This does, however, pose problems of attribution.
HIV\AIDS activities as percentage of DFID bilateral programme £ million 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 HIV\AIDS related expenditure 75.7 124.9 206.6 Annual bilateral programme 1,323.9 1,414.8 1,506.2 Percentage of total programme 6% 9% 14%