WORLD POPULATION DAY

Early day motion 1444, tabled 1 July 2004 by Tony Worthington (Labour). Signed by 41 members.

That this House calls attention to the World Population Day on 11th July; commends the United Nations' Population Fund (UNFPA) for designating this date in 1989 to focus attention on the importance of world population and reproductive health issues; endorses the concepts of sexual and reproductive health and rights as enshrined in the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development's Programme of Action; congratulates the Government on its newly published sexual and reproductive health position paper; and calls upon the Government to increase funding to sexual and reproductive health and rights organisations such as UNFPA, International Planned Parenthood Federation, Marie Stopes International, Interact Worldwide and reproductive bilateral aid for individuals and couples to realise their sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Signatures by party: Labour 26, Liberal Democrat 5, Labour/Co-operative 4, Conservative 2, Plaid Cymru 2, Scottish National Party 2.