§ Ms. RichardsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what consideration he has given to the Maternity Alliance's report, "Traveller mothers and babies: who cares for their health"; and what steps he proposes to take to ensure that traveller families receive adequate health care.
§ Mr. DorrellThe report highlighted the obstacles which need to be overcome in providing adequate maternity and child health services to traveller families and suggested that they are best addressed through co-operation between local authorities, health authorities and the travellers themselves. The Department provides financial support to a travellers information and liaison unit run by the Save the Children Fund and will shortly be reviewing the progress of this project with the organisers to see if there are good practices or advice which could be disseminated more widely.