To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department spent on maternal health projects in sub-Saharan Africa in each of the last five years. (233725)

The Department for International Development's (DFID) bilateral expenditure on health in sub-Saharan Africa in each of the last five years is shown in the following table. Much of this contributes to maternal health through strengthening health systems. DFID's directly targeted funding for maternal, neonatal and reproductive health projects is also shown. In addition, DFID makes substantial contributions to multilateral organisations that contribute to improving maternal health, including £98 million core funding to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) over the past five years.

DFID has committed to spend at least £6 billion on health systems and services between 2008 and 2015; much of this will be in Africa and will contribute to improving maternal health.