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Written question asked by Baroness Tonge (Non-affiliated) on Wednesday, 2 December 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 December 2020. It was answered by Baroness Sugg (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 December 2020 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.


Developing Countries: Sexual and Reproductive Health

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they spent on overseas aid for (1) family planning services, and (2) sexual and reproductive health services, in each of the last three years, as calculated using (a) their usual reporting methodology, and (b) the Muskoka 2.0 methodology.

Original answer

A) Using our usual reporting methodologies, we estimate FCDO spent:

1)On family planning services:

£231 million in 2017

£265 million in 2018

£326 million in 2019

2) On sexual reproductive health services:

£1.221 billion in 2017

£1.215 billion in 2018

£1.202 billion in 2019

B) The Muskoka 2.0 report shows FCDO spent:

1) On family planning services:

£246 million in 2017 (2018 and 2019 not available)

2) On sexual reproductive health services:

£1.629 billion in 2017 (2018 and 2019 not available)

The answer was corrected by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative)

on Wednesday, 16 December 2020 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Corrected answer

A) Using our usual reporting methodologies, we estimate FCDO spent:

1)On family planning services:

£231 million in 2017

£265 million in 2018

£326 million in 2019

2) On sexual reproductive health services:

£1.221 billion in 2017

£1.215 billion in 2018

£1.202 billion in 2019

B) The Muskoka 2.0 report shows FCDO spent:

1) On family planning services:

£246 million in 2017 (2018 and 2019 not available)

2) On sexual reproductive health services:

£1.629 billion in 2017 (2018 and 2019 not available)


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL11055
Session
2019-21
Related items
Developing Countries: Sexual and Reproductive Health
Wednesday, 23 December 2020
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Developing countries Development aid Family planning Sexual and reproductive health
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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