Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the potential for equipment, such as scanning equipment, supplied through funding provided by her Department, either directly or indirectly through other organisations, to be used for the purposes of coercive abortion; and if she will make a statement.

The UK Government supports the work of various international organisations and agencies to promote informed choice, sexual and reproductive rights and women’s empowerment. All UK support to improve sexual and reproductive health – including for procurement of medicines and equipment – must be provided in this context.