§ 27. Ms Rosie WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to reduce the number of teenage pregnancies in the South Yorkshire area. [122889]
§ Yvette CooperAll four South Yorkshire districts have comprehensive strategies in place to reduce teenage pregnancy and support teenage parents. They have received funds totalling £345,000 for this financial year, to boost local projects. Each health authority has appointed a co-ordinator to drive forward the strategy in their area. This follows the launch last year by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister of the Government's strategy to halve the rates of conceptions among under-18s by 2010.