§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what changes, and at what cost, he is considering introducing in order to counter the high perinatal mortality of babies born to teenagers in the lower socio-economic classes and from disadvantageous social backgrounds; and what study he has made of measures undertaken in Sweden, where perinatal mortality is well under half of that in the United Kingdom.
§ Sir George YoungAs the hon. Member will know, the Social Services Committee has recently examined the whole question of perinatal and neonatal mortality and its report makes certain recommendations aimed at improving services for mothers and babies at risk. The Government are preparing their response to the Committee's report and this will be made available to the House shortly.