Written question asked by Chris McCafferty (Labour) on Monday, 14 April 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 April 2003. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Monday, 28 April 2003 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has contributed to the appeal of $5 million for the next six months to support UNFPA in their work with pregnant women in Iraq. - Inc figures.

Answer: Chris McCafferty: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether her Department has contributed to the appeal of $5 million for the next six months to support UNFPA in their work with pregnant women in Iraq. [109949] Clare Short: DFID has not contributed to the UNFPA appeal. Our contribution of £65 million to the UN Flash appeal is focused on funding immediate humanitarian needs. DFID is a strong supporter of UNFPA. In the last financial year (2002-03) we increased our annual core support to £18 million.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 109949; 404 c144W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Finance Expenditure International assistance Iraq Family planning Pregnancy UN Population Fund
Contains statistics: Yes
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