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date	15/07/2014
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, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Southend West of 31 March 2014, Official Report, column 459W, on Developing Countries: Abortion, whether the Government's efforts to prevent sex-selective abortion includes investigating organisations that do not recognise the illegality of sex-selection abortion and may be performing such operations under the mistaken belief that they are legal.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	206100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>Where abortion is permitted we can support programmes that make safe abortion more accessible – this may include support to increase awareness of the circumstances under which abortion is allowed. UKAID cannot be used to procure illegal services.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 22/07/2014 10:11:19 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

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date	15/07/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Abortion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
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.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL1156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2014 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> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 24/07/2014 14:24:59 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge