§ Mr. Colvinasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many family planning clinics there are; and what has been the cost to public funds of running them over the past five years.
§ Sir George YoungThe latest information available is that at 31 December 1979 there were 1,743 family planning clinics in England providing a service for NHS patients. The cost to public funds of running such clinics, including the cost of contraceptives issued to patients, has been:
(Outturn prices) £ million 1975–76 7.6 1976–77 11.5 1977–78 12.8 1978–79 14.4 1979–80 16.2