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1126676

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	East Africa: Marie Stopes International
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department has allocated funding to Marie Stopes International to fund political advocacy to change laws on abortion in (a) Malawi and (b) South Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	254177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>DFID does not currently fund Marie Stopes International to fund political advocacy to change laws on abortion in either South Sudan or Malawi.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/05/2019 16:01:54 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1126251

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the aid budget is used to influence overseas governments to make policy changes.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	253556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>UK aid directly and indirectly informs and supports policy changes in partner countries in line with their challenges and priorities and consistent with a focus on eradicating poverty and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. This also serves the UK’s national interest.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 16/05/2019 15:36:15 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1126260

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) information his Department holds on and (b) what estimate his Department has made of the number of abortions in other countries that are funded by development spending in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	253558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>DFID has a range of bilateral and multi-country programmes supporting a package of women’s reproductive and maternal health information and family planning services. Because of the integrated nature of this work, it is not possible to provide a break-down of funding on safe abortion services alone. By helping the world’s poorest women access modern contraception, the UK government will prevent an estimated 6 million unintended pregnancies and 3 million abortions on average each year.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 16/05/2019 15:31:16 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1125594

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid: Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what surveys his Department has commissioned in (a) the UK and (b) countries in receipt of Official Development Assistance on his Department's policy of providing support to abortion services overseas.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	252524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>DFID’s long-standing policy on safe abortion takes an evidence-based public health approach that aims to reduce death and disability caused by unsafe abortion. The evidence base for this, from World Health Organisation and other sources, is cited in our published position.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 14/05/2019 16:35:33 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1087080

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Niger: Marie Stopes International
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2019 to Question 224486 on Niger: Marie Stopes International (MSI), what assessment her Department has made of the validity of reports of Nigerien authorities enforcing the cessation of MSI abortion procedures at a number of their clinics.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	231426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>Marie Stopes International are a valued partner in our comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights work.</p><p> </p><p>DFID’s assessment is that we have seen no evidence of any illegal activity in Niger on their part and no formal allegations have been made to us. DFID funds cannot be used to fund any illegal activities. We treat allegations of any improper use of funds extremely seriously. The process for reporting allegations is on our website: <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Forganisations%2Fdepartment-for-international-development&amp;data=02%7C01%7CS-Chakawhata%40dfid.gsx.gov.uk%7Cad6259803f7442a29cc608d695c2154e%7Ccdf709af1a184c74bd936d14a64d73b3%7C0%7C0%7C636861058141135888&amp;sdata=6F7yHgF1skrreUoPSwOk4W9J5%2F5EoJbyneaVTEI48Do%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development</a>.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/03/2019 14:31:12 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1087081

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2019 to Question 221581, in which other countries in receipt of aid from the UK does the UK not provide funding to support the provision of abortion services.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	231427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>DFID has a range of bilateral and multi-country programmes supporting a package of women’s reproductive and maternal health information and services. It is not possible to provide a break down by safe abortion or post-abortion care alone. DFID supports provision of safe abortion services as allowed by local laws. Where access to abortion is highly restricted, we can help make the consequences of unsafe abortion more widely understood and can consider supporting policy reform.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/03/2019 14:32:20 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1087082

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Alan Guttmacher Institute
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2019 to Question 224485 on the Alan Guttmacher Institute, in what year her Department most recently verified the accuracy of the illegal abortion statistics provided by the Guttmacher Institute; and what the outcome was of that most recent assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	231428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>DFID reviews the Guttmacher Institute’s performance in March each year and, throughout the year, keeping abreast of all publications – including estimations of induced abortions. The Guttmacher Institute has a strong reputation for producing high quality scientific research and data for evidence-based policy. As such, DFID has confidence in their independent estimates.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/03/2019 14:32:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1064757

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Alan Guttmacher Institute
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's paper entitled, Single Departmental Plan - Results Achieved by Sector in 2012-2018, Family Planning, what steps her Department has taken to verify the numbers of illegal backstreet abortions provided by the Guttmacher Institute; and whether her Department has conducted a separate estimate of those abortions.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	224485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>DFID’s single departmental plan reports on the increase in family planning use from our programmes. From this, estimates are made, based on the best international expertise, on wider impact. The Guttmacher Institute’s reputation for producing high quality scientific research and data for evidence-based policy making on Sexual &amp; Reproductive Health and Rights means we have confidence in these independent estimates.</p><p> </p><p>Other studies support the key Guttmacher Institute finding that unsafe abortion is a significant killer of women and restricting safe abortion does not make abortion less common, it just makes it less safe.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/02/2019 17:05:50 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1064758

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Niger: Marie Stopes International
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Answer of 20 December 2018 to Question HL12251 on Kenya: Marie Stopes International, if he will publish the conclusions of the investigation into alleged illegal abortions practices by Marie Stopes International in Niger.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	224486
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>We have seen no evidence of any illegal activity in Niger on their part and no formal allegations have been made to us. DFID funds cannot be used to fund any illegal activities. We treat allegations of any improper use of funds extremely seriously. The process for reporting allegations is on our website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/02/2019 17:06:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1045577

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Kenya: Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2018 to Question 173969, whether she now has the breakdown of the proportion of her Department's funding for family planning in Kenya which will be allocated to abortion provision; and what estimate she has made of the number of abortion procedures funded by previous DFID programmes in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	210517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The Delivering Sustainable and Equitable Increases in Family Planning in Kenya programme will support increased access to modern family planning services. Abortion services will be supported within the parameters set out in the Kenyan Constitution. The programme is still under procurement and therefore no further information on budget breakdowns is available at this time.</p><p> </p><p>DFID takes an integrated approach to programming on sexual and reproductive health and rights - for example providing a woman with holistic care for gender-based violence, HIV, counselling, post-abortion care and information on family planning. As these services are integrated, we do not have disaggregated figures for previous programmes in Kenya solely relating to safe abortion procedures.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 24/01/2019 15:26:49 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce