The report was lauched on Wednesday 31st January 2007. To read the report click here
The Updated Summary and updated Graphs/Tables were launched on Tuesday 14th July 2009. To access the the Report Update Summary click here and for the Graphs/Tables click here
To read the original Report Summay click here. Also available in German and French.
For hard copies contact Ann Mette Kjaerby on or on .
APPG Members Present Return of the Population Growth Factor to Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for International Development
l-r: Martyn Jones MP, Viscount Craigavon, Baroness Tonge, Hilary Benn MP, Richard Ottaway MP, Christine McCafferty MP
For Hilary Benn's Statement click here
Press Articles
Click on the relevant publication or organisation to read their article on the APPG Report
The Independent
The Lancet
Press Association
Vancouver Sun (Canada)
Background return to top
In January 2006 the Group announced that it would be holding hearings on Population Growth - its impact on the MDGs. A call for written evidence was circulated to a large number of groups and individuals and was posted on this website. Click here to read the call for evidence.
Nearly fifty written responses were received and have now been posted below.
The Group arranged a series of oral hearings, details of which can be found here. All hearings were held on Monday afternoons between 1530 and 1730 in Committee Room 20 in the House of Commons. All hearings were open for observation to members of the public.
For further information regarding the hearings, contact Ann Mette Kjaerby on or on .
To read the press release, click here.
Oral Evidence return to top
Click on the hearing number to read the evidence transcript.
Hearing One - Monday 8th May 2006 - IPPF; MSI; PSN
Hearing Two - Monday 15th May 2006 - PAI; Planet 21
Hearing Three - Monday 22nd May 2006 - Academics
John Cleland Additional Evidence, Hilary Standing Additional Evidence
Hearing Four - Monday 5th June 2006 - Country Studies
APHRC Additional Evidence
Hearing Five - Monday 12th June 2006 - Gareth Thomas MP, DfID Minister; DfID officials; DEFRA officials
Hearing Six - Monday 19th June 2006 - WHO, UNFPA
WHO Additional Evidence
Hearing Seven - Monday 26th June 2006 - Academics
Malcolm Potts Additional Evidence, Joseph Speidel Additional Evidence
Hearing Eight - Monday 3rd July 2006 - Francis Kissling, President CFFC; Sir David King, Chief Scientific Adviser
Written Evidence return to top
Click on the links to read the evidence
| SRHR NGOs | |
| 1.1 ICOMP (International Council on Management of Population Programmes) |
Letter, Evidence, Additional Evidence |
| 1.2 IPPF (International Planned Parenthood Federation) | Letter, Evidence |
| 1.3 MSI (Marie Stopes International) | Letter, Evidence |
| 1.4 PAI (Population Action International) |
Letter, Evidence |
| 1.5 Karen Newman, International Development Consultant | Letter, Evidence |
| Environmental Organisations and Population NGOs | |
| 2.1 Prof Chris Rapley, British Antarctic Survey (personal capacity) | Evidence |
| 2.2 Planet 21 | Letter, Evidence |
| 2.3 Optimum Population Trust | Letter, Evidence |
| 2.4 The Population Institute | Letter, Evidence |
| 2.5 Population and Sustainability Network | Evidence |
| UN Organisations | |
| 3.1 Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of UN - Gender and Population Division | Evidence |
| 3.2 UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) | Letter & Evidence, Booklet |
| 3.3 UN Economic Commission for Africa | Letter & Evidence |
| 3.4 UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Letter, Report 1, Report 2 |
| 3.5 World Health Organisation | Evidence |
| 3.6 UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) | Letter, Evidence |
| 3.7 UN Population Fund (UNFPA) | Evidence |
| 3.8 UN High Commissioner for Human Rights | Letter, Report 1, Report 2 |
| 3.9 UN Environment Programme | Letter & Summary, , |
| Governments | |
| 4.1 UK Department for International Development (DfID) | Letter, Evidence Summary, Evidence |
| 4.2 UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) | Letter |
| 4.3 Marion van Schaik, Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs (personal capacity) | Presentation |
| 4.4 Commissioner Louis Michel, Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, European Commission | Evidence |
| 4.5 Sir David King, Chief Scientific Adviser to HM Government, UK | Evidence |
| Country Studies | |
| 5.1 Nepal by Medini Bhandari, Syracuse University, USA | Evidence |
| 5.2 Nigeria by African Foundation for Population and Development (AFPODEV) | Letter, Evidence |
| 5.3 Andhra Pradesh, India by Overseas Development Institute | Evidence |
| 5.4 Gujarat, India by Gramin Vikas Trust | Evidence |
| 5.5 Pakistan by Ms Gul-e-farkhanda Siddiqui MP, Chair of the National Assembly on Population Welfare, Pakistan | Evidence |
| 5.6 Philippines by PATH Foundation Philippines, Inc. | Letter, Evidence |
| 5.7 China by Dr Baige Zhao, Vice Minister, National Population & Family Planning Commission, China | Preliminary Evidence, Main Evidence |
| Others | |
| 6.1 World Bank | Letter, Global Monitoring Report |
| 6.2 IMF |
Letter, Summary, Report 1, Report 2, Report 3, Report 4, Report 5, Report 6, Report 7 |
| 6.3 The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria | Evidence |
| 6.4 Catholics for a Free Choice | Letter, Evidence |
| 6.5 Commonwealth Medical Trust (Commat) | Letter, Evidence |
| Academics | |
| 7.1 Dr Alex Ezeh, The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) | Evidence, Appendix 1, Appendix 2-4 |
| 7.2 Prof Aubrey Manning, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Edinburgh | Letter, Evidence |
| 7.3 Dr Colin Butler, Benevolent Organisation for Development Health and Insight (BODHI) | Letter, Evidence |
| 7.4 Paul Allen, Development Director, Centre for Alternative Technology Charity Ltd | Evidence |
| 7.5 Dr Ernestina Coast & Dr Tiziana Leone, Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics | Letter, Evidence |
| 7.6 Prof John Cleland, Dr John Blacker, Dr Susannah Mayhew, Dr Oona Campbell, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | Evidence |
| 7.7 Dr Malcolm Potts, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, USA | Letter, Evidence |
| 7.8 Michael Lipton & Robert Eastwood, University of Sussex | Evidence |
| 7.9 Dr Ndola Prata, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, USA | Letter, Evidence |
| 7.10 Prof Ronald Skeldon, Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex | Letter, Evidence |
| 7.11 Dr Hilary Standing, Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex | Evidence |
| 7.12 Prof Joseph Speidel, Bixby Center for Reproductive Health Research and Policy, University of California, San Fransisco, USA | Letter, Evidence |
| General NGOs | |
| 8.1 Help Age International | Letter, Evidence |
| 8.2 Homeless International | Evidence |