§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Leyton of 15 July, if he will meet the district general manager of Waltham Forest health authority, the hon. Member for Leyton and relevant NHS, community health council and other organisations providing abortion services to discuss Government policy on the provision of second abortions and those health authorities refusing them; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe level of gynaecological provision is, like that of other NHS services, a matter to be determined taking account of local circumstances and priorities. Such decisions are best taken locally. The hon. Member may wish to contact Mr. S. Wayne, the chairman of Waltham Forest district health authority, for further details about the health authority's policy.