§ Lord Stoddart of Swindonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the new arrangements for funding the Health Education Authority will ensure that the authority will not in future issue material of an explicit sexual nature under the guise of educational literature, such as the Best Sex Guide.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Baroness Cumberlege):The new arrangements for the Health Education Authority are intended to ensure that the content and tone of material issued by the authority do not conflict with 35WA the general tone that would be expected of publications from government or reputable non-governmental bodies, whatever the source of funding for the publication concerned.