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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2014-07-15more like thismore than 2014-07-15
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 16 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Developing Countries: Abortion remove filter
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider the European Commission policy on the provision of abortion to girls and women impregnated by rape in conflict areas compatible with (1) the Geneva Conventions, and (2) the paper <i>Safe and unsafe abortion: The UK’s policy position on safe and unsafe abortions in developing countries</i>; and what discussions they have held with the European Commission on the subject. more like this
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Baroness Tonge more like this
star this property uin HL1156 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-07-24more like thismore than 2014-07-24
star this property answer text <p>The UK is in regular dialogue with other EU bilateral donors and the European Commission to protect and promote women’s and girl’s access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services. This includes safe abortion services in line with our policy on safe and unsafe abortion. The UK remains one of only a handful of international donors willing to tackle this highly sensitive issue.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Warsi more like this
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less than 2014-07-24T14:24:59.9712119Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-24T14:24:59.9712119Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Warsi more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness Tonge more like this
1020483
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-12-05more like thismore than 2018-12-05
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Department for International Development more like this
star this property answering dept id 20 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading Developing Countries: Abortion remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of the 4.1 million abortion procedures Marie Stopes International undertook in 2017 were funded by the UK taxpayer. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Congleton more like this
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Fiona Bruce more like this
star this property uin 199384 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-12-10more like thismore than 2018-12-10
star this property answer text <p>DFID takes an integrated approach to our programming on sexual and reproductive health and rights in order to meet a wide range of women’s reproductive health needs - for example providing a woman with holistic care for gender-based violence, HIV, counselling, post-abortion care and information on family planning. Because these services are integrated, it is not possible to disaggregate figures solely relating to safe abortion procedures.</p><p> </p><p>The aim of DFID’s work on sexual and reproductive health and rights is to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions, increase the use of voluntary family planning, and give women control over their own bodies and lives.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Alistair Burt more like this
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less than 2018-12-10T17:34:33.693Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-10T17:34:33.693Z
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star this property label Biography information for Alistair Burt more like this
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3958
unstar this property label Biography information for Fiona Bruce more like this
1023170
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-12-11more like thismore than 2018-12-11
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Department for International Development more like this
star this property answering dept id 20 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading Developing Countries: Abortion remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's policy is on working with delivery partners providing abortion schemes that are illegal in the target countries. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Congleton more like this
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Fiona Bruce more like this
star this property uin 201153 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-12-17more like thismore than 2018-12-17
star this property answer text <p>Women must have the right to make their own decisions about their sexual and reproductive health and well-being and we believe the best way to eliminate unsafe abortion is to improve access to family planning information, services and supplies.</p><p> </p><p>DFID’s <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safe-and-unsafe-abortion-uks-policy-position-on-safe-and-unsafe-abortion-in-developing-countries" target="_blank">policy on safe abortion</a> takes an evidence-based, public health approach that aims to reduce death and disability caused by unsafe abortions. In countries where abortion is permitted, we can support programmes that make safe abortion more accessible in order to save the lives of women who would otherwise risk death or disability through backstreet abortions. We do not support any activity that is against local laws.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Alistair Burt more like this
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less than 2018-12-17T17:10:16.32Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-17T17:10:16.32Z
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star this property label Biography information for Alistair Burt more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Fiona Bruce more like this
1023173
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-12-11more like thismore than 2018-12-11
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Department for International Development more like this
star this property answering dept id 20 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading Developing Countries: Abortion remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the level of incidences of funds from the public purse being used by delivery partners to fund schemes that are illegal in (a) Kenya (b) other developing countries. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Congleton more like this
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Fiona Bruce more like this
star this property uin 201156 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-12-17more like thismore than 2018-12-17
star this property answer text <p>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> more like this
star this property answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Alistair Burt more like this
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less than 2018-12-17T17:14:01.037Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-17T17:14:01.037Z
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star this property label Biography information for Alistair Burt more like this
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3958
unstar this property label Biography information for Fiona Bruce more like this
1024250
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-12-12more like thismore than 2018-12-12
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Department for International Development more like this
star this property answering dept id 20 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading Developing Countries: Abortion remove filter
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government in which countries where abortion is limited, highly restricted or prohibited they have funded initiatives aimed at legal and policy reform on abortion in each of the last seven years; what estimate they have made of how much of that funding has been spent on that issue in each of those countries; to which organisations in those countries they have provided such funding for that purpose; and how much money they have given to each of those organisations, and for what purpose. more like this
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Baroness O'Loan more like this
star this property uin HL12246 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-12-20more like thismore than 2018-12-20
star this property answer text <p>Our work on safe abortion policy reform is integrated into wider DFID programming and so it is not possible to disaggregate this information. DFID’s policy on safe abortion takes an evidence-based, public health approach that aims to reduce death and disability caused by unsafe abortions.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2018-12-20T15:54:08.757Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-20T15:54:08.757Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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3902
unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness O'Loan more like this
1024251
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-12-12more like thismore than 2018-12-12
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Department for International Development more like this
star this property answering dept id 20 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading Developing Countries: Abortion remove filter
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they work with delivery partners in other countries that provide abortions which are illegal in those countries. more like this
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Baroness O'Loan more like this
star this property uin HL12247 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-12-20more like thismore than 2018-12-20
star this property answer text <p>DFID’s policy on safe abortion takes an evidence-based, public health approach that aims to reduce death and disability caused by unsafe abortions. In countries where abortion is highly restricted, we can help make the consequences of unsafe abortion more widely understood and can consider supporting policy reform. We do not undertake any activity that is against local laws.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2018-12-20T15:55:04.553Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-20T15:55:04.553Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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3902
unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness O'Loan more like this
1024252
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-12-12more like thismore than 2018-12-12
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Department for International Development more like this
star this property answering dept id 20 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading Developing Countries: Abortion remove filter
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any estimate of the number of abortion procedures undertaken by Marie Stopes International and its international subsidiaries in 2017 that were funded by the UK taxpayer. more like this
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Baroness O'Loan more like this
star this property uin HL12248 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-12-20more like thismore than 2018-12-20
star this property answer text <p>DFID takes an integrated approach to our programming on sexual and reproductive health and rights in order to meet a wide range of women’s reproductive health needs - for example providing a woman with holistic care for gender-based violence, HIV, counselling, post-abortion care and information on family planning. Because these services are integrated, it is not possible to disaggregate figures solely relating to safe abortion procedures.</p><p> </p><p>The aim of DFID’s work on sexual and reproductive health and rights is to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions, increase the use of voluntary family planning, and give women control over their own bodies and lives.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2018-12-20T15:55:29.847Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-20T15:55:29.847Z
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1091
star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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3902
unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness O'Loan more like this
1045578
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2019-01-21more like thismore than 2019-01-21
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Department for International Development more like this
star this property answering dept id 20 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading Developing Countries: Abortion remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Answer of 10 December 2018 to Question 199384 on developing countries: abortion, which states that DFID does not disaggregate figures solely relating to safe abortion procedures and the Answer of 21 December 2017 to Question 119743 on Marie Stopes International, which states that DFID has robust monitoring procedures, if she will request information from Marie Stopes International on the number of abortions funded by her Department in 2017. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Congleton more like this
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Fiona Bruce more like this
star this property uin 210518 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-01-24more like thismore than 2019-01-24
star this property answer text <p>DFID takes an integrated approach to our programming on sexual and reproductive health and rights in order to meet a wide range of women’s reproductive health needs. Because these services are integrated, it is not possible to disaggregate figures solely relating to safe abortion procedure. This principle applies to programmes delivered by all partners with DFID funding, including Marie Stopes International, and therefore this information is not available.</p><p> </p><p>The aim of DFID’s work on sexual and reproductive health and rights is to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions, increase the use of voluntary family planning, and give women control over their own bodies and lives. DFID’s robust monitoring and evaluation procedures vary by project and are tailored in order to demonstrate the project is meeting its aims.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Alistair Burt more like this
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less than 2019-01-24T15:27:35.447Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-24T15:27:35.447Z
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star this property label Biography information for Alistair Burt more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Fiona Bruce more like this
1045579
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2019-01-21more like thismore than 2019-01-21
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Department for International Development more like this
star this property answering dept id 20 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading Developing Countries: Abortion remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Answer of 10 December 2018 to Question 199384 on developing countries: abortion, which states that DFID does not disaggregate figures solely relating to safe abortion procedures and the Answer of 21 December 2017 to Question 119743 on Marie Stopes International, which states that DFID has robust monitoring procedures, what steps she is taking to ensure accountability of UK funding to Kenya for sexual and reproductive health and rights. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Congleton more like this
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Fiona Bruce more like this
star this property uin 210519 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-01-24more like thismore than 2019-01-24
star this property answer text <p>DFID Kenya has in place a number of measures to ensure the accountability of all UK aid. For the new £36m (2019-2024) Delivering Sustainable and Equitable Increases in Family Planning in Kenya programme, these will include due diligence of all primary implementing partners, regular spot checks, a robust monitoring and evaluation system which includes beneficiary feedback and annual project reviews. Partners will also be required to submit annual audit reports and regular progress and financial reports. Meetings will be held on at least a quarterly basis with implementing partners to track performance, to discuss risks to delivery and how they are working with downstream partners to ensure they also comply with DFID’s accountability requirements.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency West Worcestershire more like this
star this property answering member printed Harriett Baldwin more like this
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less than 2019-01-24T15:28:06.19Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-24T15:28:06.19Z
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star this property label Biography information for Harriett Baldwin more like this
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3958
unstar this property label Biography information for Fiona Bruce more like this
1045975
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star this property date less than 2019-01-22more like thismore than 2019-01-22
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Department for International Development more like this
star this property answering dept id 20 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading Developing Countries: Abortion remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many unsafe abortions were averted in each country by programmes funded by her Department since 2011; how many unsafe abortions took place in those countries before those programmes started; and if she will publish the methodology used to calculate those statistics. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Stone more like this
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Sir William Cash more like this
star this property uin 211082 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-01-29more like thismore than 2019-01-29
star this property answer text <p>This information is not available. It is however possible to model, for illustrative purposes, the number of abortions prevented by improved access to family planning specifically. Between April 2017 and March 2018, we estimate UK aid reached at least 14 million total women and girls with family planning, preventing 1.2 million unsafe abortions.</p><p>Our methodology is explained in the first footnote to the Family Planning page at: <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fdfid-results-sector-pages-2017-to-2018-single-department-plan&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7Cc56977b95b674725eaab08d6850b775b%7Ccdf709af1a184c74bd936d14a64d73b3%7C0%7C0%7C636842681613481121&amp;sdata=67Ig4kWLLtfSi1xyiDTklge4%2Bmp01a91skwld%2Fay63c%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-results-sector-pages-2017-to-2018-single-department-plan</a></p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency West Worcestershire more like this
star this property answering member printed Harriett Baldwin more like this
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less than 2019-01-29T17:01:26.2Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-29T17:01:26.2Z
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star this property label Biography information for Harriett Baldwin more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Sir William Cash more like this