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Written question asked by Debbie Abrahams (Labour) on Friday, 17 February 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 February 2012. It was answered by Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 February 2012 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

India

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department spent on social protection programmes in India for (a) children and (b) pregnant and breastfeeding mothers in each year since 2008; and what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of these programmes.
Answer

The Department for International Development (DFID) is supporting the Government of India's national and state level maternal and child health programmes, which include a range of social protection measures. Total UK support for these programmes each year since 2008 is as follows:

Spend (£ million)
2008 73
2009 68
2010 88
2011 73

These programmes are reviewed annually arid are achieving significant results on mother and infant mortality. In 2011, DFID's investments helped over 230,000 women to give birth safely in a health facility with skilled assistance.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
95711; 540 c811W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Children India Pregnancy
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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