§ Mr. Terry DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give a breakdown of the number of individuals receiving contraceptive advice and treatment by contraceptive method(a) through National Health Service family planning clinics in Wales for the years 1987 and 1988 and (b) from general practitioners in Wales for the years 1987 and 1988.
§ Mr. GristThe information is shown in the following table:
Family planning clinic services Method1 Number of patients 1987 1988 Oral contraceptives 36,324 34,545 IUD 9,138 7,936 Cap/Diaphragm 4,459 3,835 Sheath 14,075 12,589 Chemicals 589 645 Rhythm 9 38 Female sterilisation 76 47 Vasectomy 86 64 Other 2,910 2,794 None 4,753 5,019 Total 72,419 67,512 1 If the patient was already using a birth control method the method in use at the time of the first visit during the year was recorded unless another method was chosen at the visit in which case the new method was recorded.
General medical practitioners contraceptive service 1Number of patients 1987 1988 Intra-Uterine Devices 4,651 3,934 Other than Intra-Uterine Devices 120,887 131,015 Total 125,538 134,949 1 Number of patients at 1 October for whom payment was due at the end of the quarter.