§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many family planning clinics there were in England in each year since 1977; how many general practitioners there were holding Family Planning Association or joint committee on contraception certificates; and how many people received family 49W planning advice from (a) family planning clinics and (b) general practitioners offering the relevant service, for each year since 1978.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe Department does not have information on the number of Family Planning Association and Joint Committee on Contraception certificates held by general practitioners. The other information requested is as follows:
Number of family planning clinics in each year since 1977 Number 1977 1,745 1978 1,735 1979 1,743 1980 1,753 1981 1,744 1982 1,739
Number of people who received family planning advice from family planning clinics in each year since 1978 Thousands 1978 1521.4 1979 1494.0 1980 1492.7 1981 1473.0 1982 1460.7
Number of patients for whom general practitioners were receiving payment for providing family planning advice at 1 October in each year since 1978 Thousands 1978 1,959.0 1979 1,921.8 1980 2,023.9 1981 2,091.5 1982 2,190.6