Developing Countries: Cleft Palate

Mr. Vara
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department has spent providing support to organisations that treat children in developing countries with cleft lip and palate in each of the last five years.

Mr. Thomas
The level of detail available on our central systems does not allow us to systematically capture the amount of expenditure channelled through organisations which treat cleft lip and palate. DFID provides direct funding to support general health services in many countries, and those health services provide a range of surgical interventions.