Family Planning (Hansard, 20 February 1990)

§ 27. Mr. Morley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement about the future of the family planning services.

§ 73. Mr. Martlew
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement about the future of the family planning services.

§ 133. Mr. Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement about the future of the family planning services.

§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
I refer the hon. Members to the reply I gave the hon. Member for Mansfield (Mr. Meale) earlier today.

§ 52. Mr. Watts
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the current number of patients is who annually seek doctors' advice on family planning matters.

§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
Information is not available in precisely the form requested.
Figures are recorded on the number of patients in respect of whom a fee is payable to a general practitioner for providing contraceptive services, and the number of people attending family planning clinics. For 1987–88, the latest year available, the information is shown in the table.

Family Planning Services (1987–88—England)

Thousands

Patients seen by GPs 2,554.9

Persons attending Family Planning Clinics 1,352.0

Family Planning Services (1987–88—England)
	Thousands
Patients seen by GPs	2,554.9
Persons attending Family Planning Clinics	1,352.0