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Chris McCafferty: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will list his Department's total funding to (a)UNFPA, (b) WHO sexual and reproductive health programme, (c) UNICEF sexual and reproductive health programme, (d) UNAIDS, (e)International Planned Parenthood Federation, (f) Marie Stopes International, (g) Interact Worldwide (population concern) and (h)International Family Health in each financial year since 1996 for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.[135266]Mr. Gareth Thomas: The following table details the funding provided to the various organisations listed since 1996.We regard reproductive health as an essential and inseparable element of good health. We believe that the best way to deliver thisis for people to be given the right, freedom and support necessary to enable them to take full individual and personal control oftheir own fertility and reproductive health. Reproductive health continues to be a key priority for DFID and we remain firmlycommitted to the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) target of achieving access to reproductivehealth for all by 2015.DFID support for reproductive health is wide ranging. It covers HIV/AIDS programmes, prevention and treatment of sexuallytransmitted infections and maternal and adolescent health. Reproductive health also encompasses the services for family planning,contraception and childbearing that make an important contribution to increasing women's choice and opportunity and to preventingunplanned or unwanted pregnancy. Family planning services also provide an important opportunity to improve sexual health and inparticular to increase women's access to methods that help prevent HIV infection.In financial year 2002-3 alone DFID spent over £270 million on reproductive health and HIV/AIDS programmes.£000_________________________________________________________________________________________________.DFID programme1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03UN AIDS 3,500 2,300 2,750 3,000 3,000 3,052 3,052UN Childrens Fund (UNICEF) 13,847 9,241 10,461 29,143 2,619 17,500 17,366UN Population Fund (UN FPA) 10,000 11,500 13,120 15,000 40,050 24,213 9,000World Health Organisation 11,619 12,099 8,091 20,300 75,110 41,348 34,156(WHO)International Planned 7,850 5,850 5,500 5,500 5,500 4,500 4,500Parenthood FederationMarie Slopes International 3,202 3,103 4,235 4,945 5,132 2,554 2,979Interact Worldwide 91 138 28 51 3 0 0(Population Concern)International Family Health 762 1,175 1,151 773 508 628 --_________________________________________________________________________________________________.Notes: 1. The figures are "regular budget" or contributions made by DFID centrally and do not include country specific expenditureagreed at country level. 2. The figures for UNICEF and WHO cover the block grants we provide to each organisation. It is notpossible to apportion the amounts allocated to sexual and reproductive health programmes. |