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Development Aid: Contraceptives

Asked by Juliet CampbellLabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 22316

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether UK aid funding is being used to fund depo Provera contraceptive injections.

Answered by Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Through UK-funded programmes, including Women's Integrated Sexual Health-Dividend (WISH-Dividend) and support to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Supplies Partnership, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office helps expand access globally to a range of contraceptive methods, including Depo Provera contraceptive injections (DMPA).

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