§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether the Scottish Office Home and Health Department maintains a register of centres providing specialist contraceptive advice for young people.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythSuch a register is not maintained centrally. Current guidance from the Scottish Office Home and Health Department about the provision of family planning services draws health boards' attention to the need for counselling facilities for young people.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which Scottish health boards provide a specialist contraceptive advice service for young people.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThis information is not available centrally. It is for individual health boards to determine the pattern of provision of these services and the extent to which designated facilities are provided.