§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what requirements abortion clinics must meet to be licensed by his Department. [129412]
§ Yvette CooperAny 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. AmessTo 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 CooperThe 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.
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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. AmessTo 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 CooperThe information requested is not available centrally.