§ 36. Jacqui SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what actions his Department is taking to help in reducing the number of unwanted teenage pregnancies. [72412]
§ Ms JowellOn 31 July, my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister asked the Social Exclusion Unit (SEU) to work with other Departments building on the work undertaken 671W by this Department to develop an integrated strategy to cut rates of teenage parenthood, particularly under-age parenthood, towards the European average and to propose better solutions to combat the risk of social exclusion for vulnerable teenage parents and their children. The SEU has consulted widely to develop its recommendations. It will be reporting shortly.