HC Deb 09 January 2003 vol 397 cc330-1W
Mr. Amess

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much he gave in each of the last five years to(a) Marie Stopes International, (b) International Planned Parenthood Federation, (c) British Pregnancy Advisory Service, (d) Pregnancy Advisory Service, (e) United Nations Population Fund and (f) Family Planning Association (UK) for the purpose of (i) abortion, (ii) family planning and (iii) other reproductive health services; and how much was given by his Department to other organisations, in each of the last five years for which figures are available, to promote reproductive (A) health care, (B) abortion and (C) family planning, broken down by organisation. [86857]

Ms Blears

The Department has not provided any funding to Marie Stopes International, International Planned Parenthood Federation, British Pregnancy Advisory Service, the Pregnancy Advisory Service (which is no longer in existence) or the United Nations Population Fund in any of the last five years. Funding has been given to the organisations shown in the table.

Funding for Brook Advisory Centres includes funding for various projects and core funding under the Section 64 General Scheme (Section 64 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968) to support the central office of this organisation for the purpose of reproductive health services and advice for young people aged under 25. Funding for the fpa includes funding for various projects and Section 64 funding to support the central office of the organisation. Funding for the Contraceptive Education Service is for the purposes of providing reproductive health advice and information to the public and health professionals. Funding for Education for Choice was to support specific projects for the purposes of education on

£
1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 Total
Brook Advisory Centres 158,953 126,460 121,000 120,000 120,000 646,413
fpa (formerly the Family Planning Association) 189,400 315,500 212,000 209,000 80,000 1,005,900
fpa (Contraceptive Education Service) 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 975,000 4,575,000
Education for Choice 31,000 52,000 83,000
Fertility UK 25,000 35,000 30,000 30,000 120,000
1,248,353 1,341,960 1,264,000 1,311,000 1,175,000 6,340,313