§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether the family planning survey which was due to be undertaken by his social survey division for his Department this autumn will be undertaken; and, if not (a) when it will be undertaken and (b) what information will be used in the meantime in its place.
§ Dr. VaughanThe Department is currently discussing the need for further family planning information and the timing of any future survey with the social survey division of the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys (OPCS). We will continue to use the statistics available centrally, combined with data from previous OPCS surveys and from current and recently completed research.