§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish the guidance or code of conduct proposed to deal with sterilisation of children under 16, in the light of the recent High Court judgment on a Sheffield girl.
§ Dr. OwenIn my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Ormskirk (Mr. Kilroy-Silk) on 15th October I said that we were preparing a discussion paper on the need to issue guidelines on the sterilisation of children under 16, and my right hon. Friend will inform the House and will arrange for a copy to be placed in the Library of the House when it is sent out to professional and other organisations concerned for their views.—[Vol. 897, c.731.]