§ Mr. David DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much money has been given to(a) the UN Population Fund and (b) the International Planned Parenthood Federation in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [168171]
§ Hilary Benn[holding answer 23 April 2004]DFID spending is as follows, for the last five financial years (1999–2000 to 2003–2004):
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A. UN Population Fund: £million Total for period 106.263 1999–2000 15.0 2000–2001 40.050 2001–2002 24.213 2002–2003 9.0 2003–2004 18.0
B. International Planned Parenthood Federation: £million Total for period 30.5 1999–2000 5.5 2000–2001 5.5 2001–2002 4.5 2002–2003 4.5 2003–20041 10.5 Notes: 1£4.5 million in 2003 and £6.0 in 2004
§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development in which countries the Government are supporting programmes run by(a) the UN Population Fund and (b) the International Planned Parenthood Federation. [168172]
§ Hilary Benn[holding answer 23 April 2004]The Government provide core contributions to both the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) in support of their global activities. UNFPA currently operates in 140 countries, supporting women, men and young people to promote reproductive health issues as well as combating violence against women. IPPF, the world's largest voluntary organisation in sexual and reproductive health and rights, has a network of almost 150 civil society organisations in over 164 countries, all committed to promoting the rights of women and men to decide freely, the number and spacing of their children and the right to the highest possible level of sexual and reproductive health.