HC Deb 19 July 2000 vol 354 cc222-3W
Mr. Amess

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what requirements abortion clinics must meet to be licensed by his Department. [129412]

Yvette Cooper

Any independent sector place wishing to carry out termination of pregnancy must first of all be registered with the local health authority under the Registered Homes Act 1984. All units are inspected and must undertake to comply with the Department's Required Standard Operating Principles (RSOP), which cover a variety of topics. The RSOPs can be found in the "Procedures For The Approval Of Independent Sector Places For The Termination Of Pregnancy". Copies are available in the Library.

Approved clinics are subject to regular unannounced inspections. Failure to comply with the RSOPs, or to maintain the standards required by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State may lead to withdrawal of approval.

Mr. Amess

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the private sector clinics and hospitals providing abortions, indicating(a) the number of approved beds they contain and (b) whether they are approved for (i) surgical day care abortions with or without general anaesthetic and (ii) late abortions, indicating the name of the proprietor in each case. [129413]

Yvette Cooper

The number of approved beds is controlled by local health authorities under the Registered Homes Act 1984 and this information is not collated centrally. The independent sector places approved to carry out termination of pregnancy are shown in the table. All of them are approved to undertake surgical day care abortions, subject to their conditions of registration under the above Act. Clinics approved to perform abortions from 20 weeks up to 24 weeks gestation are identified in the table. No independent sector place is approved to carry out termination of pregnancy after 24 weeks gestation.

Name Proprietor Abortion 20–24 weeks gestation
BPAS Dean Park Clinic, Bournemouth BPAS
BPAS Leigham Clinic, London BPAS Yes
BPAS Merseyside Clinic, Liverpool BPAS
BPAS Robert Clinic, Birmingham BPAS
BPAS Rosslyn Clinic, East Twickenham BPAS Yes
BPAS Wistons Clinic, Brighton BPAS
Bromhead Hospital, Lincoln Bromhead Hospital Trust Ltd.
BUPA Alexandra Hospital, Walderslade BUPA Hospitals Ltd.
BUPA Belvedere Hospital, Scarborough BUPA Hospitals Ltd.
BUPA Chalybeate Hospital, Southampton BUPA Hospitals Ltd.
BUPA Hospital Bristol BUPA Hospitals Ltd.
BUPA Hospital Bushey, Watford BUPA Hospitals Ltd.
BUPA Hospital Clare Park, Farnham BUPA Hospitals Ltd.
BUPA Hospital Leicester BUPA Hospitals Ltd.
BUPA Hospital Norwich BUPA Hospitals Ltd.
BUPA Hospital Washington BUPA Hospitals Ltd.
BUPA Hull and East Riding Hospital BUPA Hospitals Ltd.
BUPA Murrayfield Hospital, Wirral BUPA Hospitals Ltd.
BUPA North Cheshire Hospital, Warrington BUPA Hospitals Ltd.
BUPA South Bank Hospital, Worcester BUPA Hospitals Ltd.
Duchy Hospital, Truro Community Hospitals Ltd.
Duchy Nuffield Hospital, Harrogate Nuffield Nursing Homes Trust
Fitzwilliam Hospital, Peterborough Community Hospitals Ltd.
Foscote Private Hospital, Banbury Foscote Court (Banbury) Trust Ltd.
Marie Stopes Bristol Centre Marie Stopes International
Marie Stopes Ealing Centre Marie Stopes International Yes
Marie Stopes Essex Centre Marie Stopes International
Marie Stopes House Marie Stopes International
Marie Stopes Leeds Centre Marie Stopes International
Marie Stopes Manchester Centre Marie Stopes International
Marie Stopes South London Centre Marie Stopes International Yes
New Hall Hospital, Salisbury Community Hospitals Ltd.
New Victoria Hospital, Kingston upon Thames Trustees of Hospital
Newcastle Nuffield Hospital Nuffield Nursing Homes Trust
North London Nuffield Hospital, Enfield Nuffield Nursing Homes Trust
Park Hill Hospital, Doncaster Community Hospitals Group
Parkview Private Clinic Ltd, Wanstead Parkview Private Clinic Ltd.
South Manchester Private Clinic, Stockport Fraterdrive Ltd.
The Acland Nuffield Hospital, Oxford Nuffield Nursing Homes Trust
The Calthorpe Clinic, Birmingham The Calthorpe Clinic Ltd.
The Chesterfield Nuffield Hospital, Bristol Nuffield Nursing Homes Trust
The Evelyn Hospital, Cambridge Trustees of Hospital
The Exeter Nuffield Hospital Nuffield Nursing Homes Trust
The Garden Hospital, Hendon BMI Healthcare
The Hampshire Clinic, Basingstoke BMI Healthcare
The Leicester Nuffield Hospital Nuffield Nursing Homes Trust
The London Bridge Hospital, London St. Martins Healthcare Ltd.
The North Staffordshire Nuffield Hospital, Newcastle under Lyme Nuffield Nursing Homes Trust
The Plymouth Nuffield Hospital Nuffield Nursing Homes Trust
The Portland Hospital, London PPP/Columbia Healthcare Ltd. Yes
The Rivers Hospital, Sawbridgeworth Community Hospitals Ltd.
The Shropshire Nuffield Hospital, Shrewsbury Nuffield Nursing Homes Trust
The Somerset Nuffield Hospital, Taunton Nuffield Nursing Homes Trust
The Suffolk Nuffield Hospital at Christchurch Park, Ipswich Nuffield Nursing Homes Trust
The Wellington Hospital, London PPP/Columbia Healthcare Ltd.
The Woodland Hospital, Kettering Community Hospitals Ltd.
The Wye Valley Nuffield, Hereford Nuffield Nursing Homes Trust
The Yorkshire Clinic, Bingley Community Hospitals Ltd.
Winfield Hospital, Gloucester Community Hospitals Ltd.

Mr. Amess

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many consent forms were signed by women in the years 1995 to 2000 permitting the use of fetal tissue from their aborted babies to be used in(a) research and (b) other purposes. [129411]

Yvette Cooper

The information requested is not available centrally.