Written question asked by Pauline Latham (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 February 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 February 2012. It was answered by Alan Duncan (Conservative) on Wednesday, 29 February 2012 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Bangladesh

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department spent on social protection programmes intended to improve nutritional outcomes for (a) children and (b) pregnant and breastfeeding mothers in Bangladesh in (i) 2008, (ii) 2009, (iii) 2010 and (iv) 2011; and what his Department's assessment was of the effect of such programmes.

Answer

The UK funds three programmes in Bangladesh with elements of social protection that improve nutritional outcomes. These programmes target households including women and children, and total expenditure over the last four financial years was:

		£ million
(i)	2008-09	33.5
(ii)	2009-10	31.4
(iii)	2010-11	44.7
(iv)	2011-12	¹34.5
¹ Estimate

These programmes improved the nutritional status of mothers and reduced acute malnutrition, stunting and anaemia in under fives. A new programme will give direct nutrition support to over half a million extreme poor women, children and adolescent girls.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 96835; 541 c389-90W
Session: 2010-12
Subjects: Nutrition Bangladesh
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk

Bangladesh

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