§ Ms. HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, following the recommendations contained in the recent independent report of the multidisciplinary committee under the chairmanship of Professor Alwyn Smith, "The Nation's Health, A Strategy for the 1990s," what steps the Government are proposing to take to improve family planning and abortion services; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe Government have noted the report and will consider the detailed points in the light of other comments made on the study. The introductory chapter includes, in its list of important health gains, the prevention of ill health in the area of sexuality and unwanted pregnancy. We shall, of course, continue to monitor closely these aspects of health.