§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if, on the forthcoming publication of the figures for 1985 relating to the number of conceptions in England and Wales by age of the mother, he will review the current policy concerning the prescription of contraceptives to minors without parental consent;
(2) if, in view of the recent report by Sheffield health authority that the drop in attendances at family planning clinics by children aged under 16 years during the period in 1985 when it was deemed illegal to prescribe contraceptives to minors without parental consent did not lead to any increase in the number of births or abortions in that age group, he will reassess his policy on the prescription contraceptives to minors.
§ Mr. NewtonPolicy is kept under review in the light of all the relevant factors and new information which becomes available, including such studies as that conducted in Sheffield.