United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 32130
Abortion: Development Aid
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19 March 2020
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25 March 2020 · Answer
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25 March 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that funding from the public purse is not allocated to programmes that support sex-selective abortion overseas.
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19 March 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that funding from the public purse is not allocated to programmes that support sex-selective abortion overseas.
Source: Commons
25 March 2020
Answer
The UK strongly opposes sex-selective abortion. We do not fund programmes which contribute directly or indirectly to sex-selective abortion. DFID has in place several measures to ensure the accountability of all UK aid, including our programmes that suppo...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-03-19/32130
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1186511
- uk · wq-1186511 · source updated 25 March 2020