§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many attendances at sexual health clinics there were by those aged 11 to 19 years in Northern Ireland in each year since 2000, broken down by(a) age and (b) sex. [175223]
§ Angela SmithInformation on the total number of attendances at sexual health clinics is not collected centrally according to age and gender. Information is, however, available on the number of initial contacts with Genito-Urinary Medicine clinics each year, broken down by age and gender, in respect of persons with various sexually transmitted infections. This information is shown for the financial years ending March 2000, March 2001, March 2002 and March 2003 in the following table.
Initial contacts Under 15
15 16–19 Total 1 April 1999–31 March 2000 Male 1 0 169 170 Female 9 16 397 422 Total 10 16 566 592 1 April 2000–31 March 2001 Male 5 2 219 226 Female 8 15 475 498 Total 13 17 694 724 1 April 2001–31 March 2002 Male 1 0 201 202 Female 6 15 440 461 Total 7 15 641 663 1 April 2002–31 March 2003 Male 3 3 195 201 Female 6 21 464 491 Total 9 24 659 692 Note: Figures refer to the total number of initial contacts in respect of primary and secondary infectious syphilis, uncomplicated gonorrhoea, uncomplicated chlamydial infection, anogenital herpes simplex (first attack), anogenital warts (first attack), and HIV antibody counselling with testing.