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Written Question
Development Aid
Monday 27th November 2023

Asked by: Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 31 July (HL9405) and 8 November (HL10550), what were (1) the core, (2) the non-core, (3) any other, and (4) total, financial contributions to (a) the United Nations Population Fund, (b) the International Planned Parenthood Federation, (c) the World Health Organization, (d) UNICEF, (e) UNAIDS, (f) the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and (g) UN Women, in each financial year from 2014 to 2022.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Based on FCDO "Statistics on International Development: final UK aid spend 2022", the total amount of UK ODA financial contributions was:

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

1.a United Nations Population Fund – Core

20,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

8,000,000

8,000,000

2.a United Nations Population Fund – Non-core

203,290,000

94,690,000

87,470,000

120,470,000

148,880,000

189,930,000

69,660,000

57,320,000

97,510,000

4.a United Nations Population Fund – Total

223,290,000

114,690,000

107,470,000

140,470,000

168,880,000

209,930,000

89,660,000

65,320,000

105,510,000

2.b International Planned Parenthood Federation – Non-core

9,600,000

9,040,000

6,430,000

0

5,480,000

34,940,000

49,170,000

42,530,000

22,230,000

4.b International Planned Parenthood Federation - Total

9,600,000

9,040,000

6,430,000

0

5,480,000

34,940,000

49,170,000

42,530,000

22,230,000

1.c World Health Organization – Core

14,500,000

14,500,000

14,500,000

19,500,000

29,500,000

34,500,000

5,000,000

97,600,000

97,750,000

2.c World Health Organization – Non-core

84,510,000

102,150,000

88,670,000

111,400,000

142,640,000

150,180,000

215,900,000

35,530,000

43,650,000

3.c World Health Organization – Assessed contribution (DHSC)

11,500,000

11,830,000

12,000,000

12,190,000

12,790,000

13,000,000

13,260,000

12,490,000

13,400,000

4.c World Health Organization - Total

110,510,000

128,480,000

115,170,000

143,090,000

184,930,000

197,680,000

234,160,000

145,610,000

154,800,000

1.d UNICEF – Core

48,000,000

48,000,000

48,000,000

48,000,000

48,000,000

48,000,000

48,000,000

24,000,000

8,000,000

2.d UNICEF – Non-core

275,130,000

287,590,000

353,970,000

400,070,000

401,460,000

429,220,000

412,740,000

201,540,000

202,170,000

4.d UNICEF - Total

323,130,000

335,590,000

401,970,000

448,070,000

449,460,000

477,220,000

460,740,000

225,540,000

210,170,000

1.e UNAIDS – Core

15,000,000

15,000,000

15,000,000

15,000,000

15,000,000

15,000,000

15,000,000

2,500,000

8,000,000

4.e UNAIDS – Total

15,000,000

15,000,000

15,000,000

15,000,000

15,000,000

15,000,000

15,000,000

2,500,000

8,000,000

1.f Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria – Core

285,000,000

100,000,000

152,940,000

317,060,000

360,000,000

370,000,000

476,000,000

380,000,000

434,000,000

4.f Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria - Total

285,000,000

100,000,000

152,940,000

317,060,000

360,000,000

370,000,000

476,000,000

380,000,000

434,000,000

1.g UN Women – Core

12,500,000

12,500,000

12,500,000

12,500,000

12,500,000

12,500,000

12,500,000

5,750,000

0

2.g UN Women – Non-core

490,000

4,190,000

8,310,000

6,850,000

4,900,000

13,400,000

6,910,000

3,430,000

4,700,000

4.g UN Women - Total

12,990,000

16,690,000

20,810,000

19,350,000

17,400,000

25,900,000

19,410,000

9,180,000

4,700,000

Figures have been rounded to the nearest ten thousand.


Written Question
Development Aid
Thursday 26th October 2023

Asked by: Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 31 July (HL9405), what was the total amount of (1) core, and (2) non-core, financial contributions to (a) the United Nations Population Fund, (b) the International Planned Parenthood Federation, (c) the World Health Organization, (d) UNICEF, (e) UNAIDS, (f) the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and (g) UN Women, in each financial year from 2014 to 2019 inclusive.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.


Written Question
Development Aid: Genito-urinary Medicine
Monday 31st July 2023

Asked by: Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total amount of funding directly targeting reproductive health disbursed under codes (1) 13010, (2) 13021 or 13022, (3) 13030, and (4) 13081, of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Development Assistance Committee in the financial years (a) 2020, and (b) 2021.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The total amount of FCDO Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) funding directly targeting reproductive health disbursed under codes (1) 13010, (2) 13021 or 13022, (3) 13030, and (4) 13081 are noted in the table below. This is part of the' Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Development Assistance Committee (OECD DAC) in the financial years 2020, and 2021. Please note "13020" is the official OECD DAC code for both "13021" and "13022". These codes were defined and solely used by the former Department for International Development. This did not exist in the former Foreign and Commonwealth Office spend data and would not provide a complete picture for the FCDO.

UK ODA spend (in £)

2020

2021

13010

11m

7m

13020

109m

55m

13030

164m

129m

13081

11m

3m


Written Question
Development Aid: AIDS and HIV Infection
Monday 31st July 2023

Asked by: Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total amount of funding directly targeting HIV and AIDS under codes (1) 13041, and (2) 13042, of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Development Assistance Committee in the financial years (a) 2020, and (b) 2021.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Details of UK Government Official Development Assistance spending broken down by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) codes are published in Statistics on International Development. Funding directly targeting HIV and AIDS under OECD code 13040 was £9 million for calendar year 2020 and £6 million for 2021. 13040 is the official OECD code for both 13041 and 13042 and no further breakdowns are available. These codes were defined and solely used by the former Department for International Development. They did not exist in the former Foreign and Commonwealth Office data on spending and would not provide a complete picture for the FCDO. The OECD code does not cover the UK's multilateral contributions and therefore does not present a full picture of UK support to combatting HIV and AIDS, for example the UK contributed £476 million in 2020 and £380 million in 2021 to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, of which around 50 per cent went towards HIV and AIDS, and £15 million and £2.5 million towards UNAIDS.


Written Question
Development Aid: Genito-urinary Medicine
Monday 31st July 2023

Asked by: Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total amount of sexual and reproductive health and rights funding they have disbursed through (1) bilateral aid, (2) multilateral aid, or (3) other funding mechanisms in (a) 2020, and (b) 2021.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) funding disbursed through bilateral and multilateral funding and total funding for 2020 and 2021 are stated in the table below. This is based on OECD DAC credit report system data, SRHR spend methodology laid out in the 'Donors Delivering for SRHR' 2023 report and the latest OECD DAC exchange rates, and the data was adjusted for inflation using 2020 constant price. Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) can only be spent via multilateral or bilateral funding mechanisms.

Total SRHR

Core Multilateral SRHR

Bilateral SRHR

Yearly SRHR disbursement as % of total ODA

2020

£645.34m

£311.52m

£333.82m

4.89%

2021

£469.25m

£263.18m

£206.07m

4.54%


Written Question
Development Aid: Genito-urinary Medicine
Monday 31st July 2023

Asked by: Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of official development assistance was allocated to sexual and reproductive health and rights issues in (1) 2020, and (2) 2021.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) funding disbursed through bilateral and multilateral funding and total funding for 2020 and 2021 are stated in the table below. This is based on OECD DAC credit report system data, SRHR spend methodology laid out in the 'Donors Delivering for SRHR' 2023 report and the latest OECD DAC exchange rates, and the data was adjusted for inflation using 2020 constant price. Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) can only be spent via multilateral or bilateral funding mechanisms.

Total SRHR

Core Multilateral SRHR

Bilateral SRHR

Yearly SRHR disbursement as % of total ODA

2020

£645.34m

£311.52m

£333.82m

4.89%

2021

£469.25m

£263.18m

£206.07m

4.54%


Written Question
Development Aid
Monday 31st July 2023

Asked by: Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total amount of (1) core and (2) non-core financial contributions to (a) the United Nations Population Fund, (b) the International Planned Parenthood Federation, (c) the World Health Organization, (d) UNICEF, (e) UNAIDS, (f) the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and (g) UN Women, in the financial years (i) 2020, and (ii) 2021.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The core and non-core financial contributions for the calendar years 2020 and 2021 for the requested organisations are listed below. Details of the UK government's Official Development Assistance (ODA) is provided in Table A8 of the annual Statistics on International Development publication. Data for 2022 will be published in the Autumn.

Channel of delivery (£ thousands)

2020

2021

United Nations Population Fund

86,598,650

61,478,603

Non-core contribution (bilateral)

66,598,650

53,478,603

Core contribution

20,000,000

8,000,000

International Planned Parenthood Federation

49,170,738

42,550,197

Non-core contribution (bilateral)

49,170,738

42,550,197

Core contribution

0

0

World Health Organisation - assessed contributions

13,541,395

12,487,248

Non-core contribution (bilateral)

280,000

0

Core contribution

13,261,395

12,487,248

World Health Organisation - core voluntary contributions account

220,618,665

133,127,635

Non-core contribution (bilateral)

215,618,665

35,527,635

Core contribution

5,000,000

97,600,000

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

460,738,181

225,540,609

Non-core contribution (bilateral)

412,738,181

201,540,609

Core contribution

48,000,000

24,000,000

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)

15,000,000

2,500,000

Core contribution

15,000,000

2,500,000

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

476,000,308

380,000,000

Non-core contribution (bilateral)

308

0

Core contribution

476,000,000

380,000,000

United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

19,405,767

9,183,751

Non-core contribution (bilateral)

6,905,767

3,433,751

Core contribution

12,500,000

5,750,000


Written Question
Development Aid: Women
Monday 31st July 2023

Asked by: Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of official development assistance was allocated to programmes targeted towards women and girls in fragile or conflict-affected states in (1) 2020, and (2) 2021.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

In 2020 and 2021, the UK provided annual totals of £2.25 billion and £1.28 billion, respectively, of bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) to countries/regions classed as fragile or conflict affected (FCAS) where gender equality was identified by project teams either a significant or principal aim of the spend. This amount represented 23.6% and 17.9% of total UK bilateral ODA in these respective years. The list of FCAS are defined by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC).

The FCDO will continue to prioritise efforts to address the disproportionate impact of conflict on women and girls, as set out in the new Women, Peace and Security National Action Plan and the International Women and Girls Strategy, including to ensure a strong focus on gender equality in our programming.


Written Question
Religious Freedom
Thursday 23rd December 2021

Asked by: Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the projected budget for the global summit to promote freedom of religion or belief in London on 5–6 July 2022; and how many staff are expected to work on it.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

In July 2022, the UK will host an international Ministerial conference to promote freedom of religion or belief for all. The conference will demonstrate the UK's international leadership on supporting partner countries towards freedom and openness, underpinning the Network of Liberty the UK is committed to building around the world.

A conference budget will be finalised next year in line with all future programme budgets under the FCDO's business planning process for 2022 onwards. A conference team is being built and will be further boosted by additional surge staff in the summer.


Written Question
Overseas Aid: Reviews
Thursday 10th December 2020

Asked by: Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government when the cross-governmental review of official development assistance will take place; how long it will last; which departments will be involved; when it will report; and whether the report will be made public.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

To maximise the Government's strategic focus in the use of ODA next year, the Foreign Secretary will run a short cross-government process to review, appraise and finalise all of the UK's ODA allocations. This will involve all current ODA spending departments. It is the Government's intention to conclude this process as soon as possible and communicate the outcome to the departments concerned.