§ Mr. Harry Greenway (Ealing, North)I beg to present a petition, Mr. Speaker, in the name of Mrs. Lelia Phillips of 41 Manor Court road, London W7, in my constituency, and others, who rightly draw our attention to their justifiable opposition to the revised Health Service notice, section G, issued by the Department of Health and Social Security in 1980, which advises doctors that they may provide contraceptive drugs or devices to girls under the age of consent, without their parents being consulted. This practice goes on despite the fact that it is unlawful in this country for any male to have sexual intercourse with a girl who is under the age of 16.
This is the fourth petition which has been presented by members of my constituency, each of which has borne a large number of signatures. I strongly support my constituents in this important matter.
§ To lie upon the Table.