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Written question asked by Baroness Tonge (Non-affiliated) on Tuesday, 27 October 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 November 2020. It was answered by Baroness Sugg (Conservative) on Monday, 9 November 2020 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Family Planning: Finance

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government with which governments they have discussed the case for having dedicated budget lines for contraception in national sexual and reproductive rights strategies.

Answer

The UK is proud to be a global champion for sexual and reproductive health and rights. We promote funding for quality contraception services in national budget planning, a key way to ensure the sustainability of family planning services in the long term.

We do not centrally track every country where we have had these discussions, but can confirm that we strive to support the countries we work in to have a dedicated budget line for contraception in their national strategies, through multilateral dialogue or bilateral dialogue. For example, we support 12 countries (Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, DRC, Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia) to provide SRHR services and increase national budgets for contraceptives through the UK's Women’s Integrated Sexual Health (WISH) programme. Our support to the Global Financing Facility helps assist in the implementation of plans and budgets for women and children's health, including contraception in 36 countries. Finally, in 69 countries our support to FP2020 helps to promote and support family planning.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL9684
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Finance Family planning
Link
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