HC Deb 16 July 1974 vol 877 cc77-8W
Mr. David Steel

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many and which area health authority districts in England have set up working parties on family planning.

Dr. Owen

Our latest information is that working groups on family planning have been established for the following 58 NHS districts:

  • East Cumbria.
  • South-West Cumbria.
  • West Cumbria.
  • Darlington.
  • Durham.
  • North-West Durham.
  • South-West Durham.
  • Northumberland.
  • Gateshead.
  • (Humberside) Eastern.
  • (Humberside) Western.
  • Scunthorpe.
  • Huddersfield.
  • Dewsbury.
  • Bury St. Edmunds.
  • Ipswich.
  • Basildon and Thurrock.
  • Chelmsford.
  • Colchester.
  • Harlow.
  • Southend.
  • Canterbury and Thanet.
  • Dartford and Gravesham.
  • Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham, District One (T).
  • Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham, District Two (T).
  • Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham, District Three (T).
  • North Surrey.
  • Chichester.
  • Cuckfield and Crawley.
  • Worthing.
  • Croydon.
  • Kingston and Richmond.
  • West Berkshire.
  • Aylesbury.
  • High Wycombe.
  • Kettering.
  • Oxford (T).
  • Cornwall.
  • Taunton.
  • Yeovil.
  • Salop.
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  • Mid-Staffordshire.
  • North Staffordshire.
  • South-East Staffordshire.
  • North-Warwickshire.
  • Rugby.
  • South Warwickshire.
  • Birmingham (T) Central (T).
  • Birmingham (T)East.
  • Birmingham (T) North.
  • Birmingham (T) South.
  • Birmingham (T) West.
  • Coventry.
  • Dudley.
  • Sandwell.
  • Liverpool Central South (T).
  • Liverpool Eastern (T).
  • Stockport.

Working groups for other districts are in process of being established.

Mr. David Steel

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many, and which, community health councils in England have accepted Family Planning Association representation.

Dr. Owen

I regret that information about the membership of community health councils is not available centrally at present. As I indicated in my reply to the right hon. and learned Gentleman the Member for Surrey, East (Sir G. Howe) on 17th June—[Vol. 875, c.50.]—we hope to have such information later.