Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the Government funding provided to Marie Stopes International for work outside the UK in each of the last five years has been classified as overseas aid.

DFID provided direct funding to Marie Stopes International (MSI) to the value of £19.64 million in 2012; £19.05 million in 2013; £41.07 million in 2014; £38.80 million in 2015 and £44.45 million in 2016. This funding is categorised as overseas development assistance.

DFID funding to these programmes enables women and girls to complete their education, take up better economic opportunities and have control over their own lives, therefore transforming lives, and creating more prosperous and stable societies