§ Mr. Terry DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give the breakdown of the number of individuals receiving contraceptive advice and treatment(a) by contraceptive method and (b) through health and social services boards or general practitioners in Northern Ireland in 1987 and 1988.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 23 October 1989]: The information cannot be provided in precisely the form requested. The figures available are given in the table:
1987 1988 Health and social services boards1 73,378 74,093 General practitioners2 Oral contraceptives 47,820 51,673 Intrauterine devices 1,919 1,928 Total 49,739 53,601 TOTAL 123,117 127,694 1 Numbers of individuals attending for advice and treatment. 2 Numbers of individuals for whom contraceptives prescribed.
§ Mr. Terry DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the total cost of(a) general practitioner provision for family planning services and (b) family planning clinic services through health and social service boards in Northern Ireland for (i) 1985, (ii) 1986, (iii) 1987 and (iv) 1988, respectively.
§ Mr. Needham(holding reply 23 October 1989): The information requested is: a. The total cost of general practitioner provision for family planning services is as follows:
Year ended £ 31 March 1985 398,190 31 March 1986 454,674 31 March 1987 511,238 31 March 1988 587,189 31 March 1989 680,216 b. The total cost of family planning services through health and social services boards in Northern Ireland is as follows:
Year ended £ 31 March 1985 480,720 31 March 1986 566,102 31 March 1987 603,078 31 March 1988 721,664 31 March 1989 770,843