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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor David Amess (Conservative), on Thursday, 2 March 2017, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 6 members in total.


DFID AND ABORTION FUNDING

That this House notes that Lilianne Ploumen, the Dutch International Development Minister, has urged the Government to join countries in contributing to the Dutch abortion fund set up in response to the Mexico City Policy; recognises that the Department for International Development is already contributing £334.9 million to overseas aid programmes for population programmes, abortion and reproductive health in 2016-17; acknowledges that UK funding to Marie Stopes International has doubled over the last four years, 2012 to 2016, with £44.5 million being given in 2016; and believes that it is unnecessary and imprudent to commit more Government spending and increase the UK's contribution to abortions overseas at a time when other domestic budgets are being cut.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
1011 
Session
2016-17
Other sponsors
Bob Blackman
Sammy Wilson
Fiona Bruce
Martin Vickers
Jim Shannon
Subjects
Developing countries Ethics Medicine
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk