Asked by: Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government to which countries they provide Official Development Assistance for sexual and reproductive rights, and how much each has received.
Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office annually reports on Official Development Assistance (ODA) expenditure via the Statistics on International Development publication. Details of UK ODA by sector code and recipient countries from 2017 to 2023 is available here: Statistics on International Development: final UK ODA spend 2023.
In line with the OECD Development Assistance Committee ODA reporting rules, ODA data is categorised using sector (or purpose) codes, which classify ODA activities by the sectors they benefit. Although some codes directly relate to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) - such as Family Planning or Reproductive Health - many others are not sufficiently granular to enable tracking of all ODA for SRHR.
While there is no agreed methodology across donors to capture SRHR expenditure, some partners such as the think tank Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung (DSW) have developed their own methodology for donor SRHR spend (published in their annual report: All Editions - Donors Delivering for SRHR. This methodology was designed to capture donor ODA flow for SRHR, however it does not include an analysis of SRHR ODA flow to specific recipient countries.
Asked by: Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government which countries have seen the highest reduction in UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) for sexual and reproductive health and rights since ODA cuts in 2020.
Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office annually reports on Official Development Assistance (ODA) expenditure via the Statistics on International Development publication. Details of UK ODA by sector code and recipient countries from 2017 to 2023 is available here: Statistics on International Development: final UK ODA spend 2023.
In line with the OECD Development Assistance Committee ODA reporting rules, ODA data is categorised using sector (or purpose) codes, which classify ODA activities by the sectors they benefit. Although some codes directly relate to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) - such as Family Planning or Reproductive Health - many others are not sufficiently granular to enable tracking of all ODA for SRHR.
While there is no agreed methodology across donors to capture SRHR expenditure, some partners such as the think tank Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung (DSW) have developed their own methodology for donor SRHR spend (published in their annual report: All Editions - Donors Delivering for SRHR. This methodology was designed to capture donor ODA flow for SRHR, however it does not include an analysis of SRHR ODA flow to specific recipient countries.
Asked by: Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the joint statement on contraception by the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics and the International Confederation of Midwives, when they expect person-centred and respectful contraception provision to be integrated into FCDO-supported sexual, reproductive, maternal and adolescent care services, as well as into emergency obstetric and neonatal care.
Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The FCDO actively supports women's and girls' right to be able to make their own, informed decisions about modern methods of contraception. We have significantly increased access to voluntary family planning globally. In 2023, the UNFPA Supplies Partnership, which includes the UK, reached 23 million women and girls in the lowest income countries.
Midwives are crucial to ensuring guidance and access to contraception is integrated into maternal health services. The FCDO recently signed an agreement with the International Confederation of Midwives, aiming to strengthen midwifery associations in three countries. Funding will support midwives to implement the midwifery models of care framework.
Asked by: Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how they will ensure education and access to contraceptives for marginalised and under-served populations via FCDO-supported sexual and reproductive health and rights programmes.
Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The UK is proud to defend and promote universal and comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights, including access to modern methods of contraception. The UK has a broad range of programming focused on reaching the most vulnerable and marginalised people with education and contraceptive access including through the UNFPA Supplies Partnership; core funding to UNFPA; via our Women's Integrated Sexual Health Programme (WISH) in Africa; and through our support to Global Financing Facility (GFF) for Women Children and Adolescents to strengthen government systems to deliver on reproductive health.
Asked by: Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how they will ensure equitable postpartum and post-abortion contraception provisions via FCDO-supported sexual and reproductive health and rights programmes.
Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The UK has taken action to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) through FCDO-supported programmes to ensure equitable postpartum and post abortion contraception provisions. The UK delivers on this through several programmes including the Reproductive Health Supplies programme and WISH Dividend programme, and through partners including the Safe Abortion Action Fund to deliver on providing access to key sexual and reproductive health services including post-partum and post-abortion contraception options and to support governments to prioritise equitable access to comprehensive SRHR.
Asked by: Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding they gave to the Global Financing Facility in each year since 2015.
Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office publishes all programmatic spend data on the Devtracker website https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk/. The programme code for the first phase of UK support to the Global Financing Facility (GFF) for Women, Children and Adolescents is '300486,' for the second phase it is '300888,' and for the upcoming third phase of support (from April 2025), the code will be '400074.'
The spend data requested is as follows:
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Total |
£18m | £8m | £3m | £6m | £20m | £15m | £25m | £95m |
Asked by: Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding they gave to Family Planning 2030 in each year since 2021.
Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office publishes all programmatic spend data on the Devtracker website https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk/. The Programme code for support to the FP2030 Family Planning Partnership is '301361.'
The data requested is as follows:
2021/2 | 2022/3 | 2023/4 | 2024/5 | Total |
Nil | £2.4m | £1.2m | £2.4m | £6m |
Asked by: Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what was their bilateral expenditure on programmes targeting reproductive health in 2022 and 2023, through Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development input sector codes 13010, 13021/22, 13030 and 13081.
Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) annually reports on Official Development Assistance (ODA) expenditure via the Statistics on International Development publications (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development) and are reported in line with OECD Development and Assistance Committee sector codes. The Government's bilateral expenditure on programmes targeting reproductive health for 2022 and 2023 is as follows:
Sector Code | 2022 | 2023 |
13010 | 3,240,180 | 4,129,156 |
13020* | 87,467,594 | 88,259,600 |
13030 | 107,578,220 | 132,481,923 |
13081 | 4,121,363 | 3,565,689 |
Total | 202,407,357 | 228,436,369 |
*Please note "13020 - Reproductive Health Care" is the official OECD DAC code for both "13021" and "13022".
Asked by: Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what was their bilateral expenditure on programmes targeting HIV and AIDS in 2022 and 2023, through Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development input sector codes 13041 and 13042.
Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The UK remains a significant funder of the HIV response. In (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023 total bilateral expenditure for HIV and AIDS was (i) £7,928,506 and (ii) £10,311,308 respectively. This includes our funding to the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) to further improve access to essential HIV medicines and our funding to the Robert Carr Fund to support initiatives with grassroots organisations, including key populations, as part of the global HIV response.
Asked by: Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what contributions they made to (1) core, (2) non-core, and (3) other funding, for (a) the United Nations Population Fund, (b) the World Health Organization, (c) the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, (d) the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS, (e) the International Planned Parenthood Federation, (f) Women and Children First UK, (g) the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, and (h) the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women in (i) 2022, and (ii) 2023.
Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Based on FCDO "Statistics on International Development: final UK aid spend 2023", the total amount of UK ODA financial contributions was:
2022 | 2023 | |
1.a United Nations Population Fund - Core | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 |
2.a United Nations Population Fund - Non-core | 88,510,000 | 93,222,000 |
1.b World Health Organization - Core | 97,750,000 | 112,000,000 |
2.b World Health Organization - Non-core | 42,029,000 | 41,996,000 |
3.b World Health Organization - Assessed contribution (DHSC) | 17,629,000 | 20,241,000 |
1.c UNICEF - Core | 8,000,000 | 40,018,000 |
2.c UNICEF - Non-core | 174,240,000 | 183,342,000 |
1.d UNAIDS - Core | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 |
2.e International Planned Parenthood Federation - Non-core | 2,250,000 | 21,336,000 |
1.g Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria - Core | 434,000,000 | 958,076,000 |
1.f Women and Children First UK - Core | 0 | 0 |
2.f Women and Children First UK - Non-core | 0 | 0 |
1.h UN Women - Core | 0 | 3,378,000 |
2.h UN Women - Non-core | 4,704,000 | 2,750,000 |
Note omitted rows are a null answer, and figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand.