HC Deb 25 November 1974 vol 882 cc76-7W
Mr. David Steel

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many, and which, area health authority districts in England have set up working parties on family planning.

Dr. Owen

Working groups on family planning have been established for the following 97 health districts in England:

  • East Cumbria.
  • South West Cumbria.
  • West Cumbria.
  • Darlington.
  • North West Durham.
  • Northumberland.
  • Gateshead.
  • Newcastle upon Tyne (T).
  • North Tyneside.
  • Hull.
  • Beverley.
  • Scunthorpe.
  • Airedale.
  • Huddersfleld.
  • Dewsbury.
  • Wakefield (Western).
  • Central Derbyshire.
  • North Derbyshire.
  • South Derbyshire.
  • Worksop and Retford.
  • South Nottingham (T).
  • Barnsley.
  • Bedfordshire Northern.
  • Bedfordshire Southern.
  • Barnet and Finchley.
  • Edgware and Hendon.
  • Harrow.
  • Hounslow.
  • North Hammersmith (T).
  • Ealing.
  • Canterbury and Thanet.
  • Dartford and Gravesham.
  • Bromley.
  • St. Thomas' (T).
  • King's (T).
  • Guys (T).
  • Lewisham.
  • North Surrey.
  • Chichester.
  • Cuckfield and Crawley.
  • Worthing.
  • Croydon.
  • Kingston and Richmond.
  • East Dorset.
  • Portsmouth and South East Hampshire (T).
  • Southampton and South West Hampshire.
  • Winchester and Central Hampshire.
  • Basingstoke and North Hampshire.
  • Salisbury.
  • Swindon.
  • Isle of Wight.
  • West Berkshire.
  • Aylesbury.
  • High Wycombe.
  • Oxford (T).
  • Bristol (T).
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  • Frenchay.
  • Southmead.
  • Weston.
  • Hillingdon.
  • Basildon and Thurrock.
  • Chelmsford.
  • Colchester.
  • Harlow.
  • Enfield.
  • Hereford.
  • Bromsgrove and Redditch.
  • Kidderminster.
  • Worcester.
  • Salop.
  • Mid Staffordshire.
  • North Staffordshire.
  • South East Staffordshire.
  • North Warwickshire.
  • Rugby.
  • South Warwickshire.
  • Birmingham Central (T).
  • Birmingham East.
  • Birmingham North.
  • Birmingham South.
  • Birmingham West.
  • Coventry.
  • Sandwell.
  • Solihull.
  • Warrington.
  • Liverpool—Central Southern (T).
  • Liverpool East.
  • Sefton Northern.
  • Sefton Southern.
  • Bolton.
  • Rochdale.
  • Stockport
  • Trafford.
  • Cornwall.
  • Exeter and mid Devon.
  • West Somerset.
  • East Somerset.

Durham, South West Durham, Bury St. Edmunds and Ipswich Health Districts have been omitted from the list on the basis of our latest information indicating that working groups have not yet been formulised. Changes in the names of some districts have also been made.