§ Ms BuckTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what research his Department has undertaken into the relationship between levels of support for parents of young children and levels of teenage pregnancy. [148666]
§ Yvette CooperDevelopment of the cross-departmental teenage pregnancy strategy drew on a full analysis of United Kingdom and international research in the area. There is no direct evidence to suggest any relationship between levels of teenage conceptions and material or financial support for teenage parents. Research does, however, suggest that support offered by a young womans parents may impact on her decision whether to continue with a pregnancy. Further information on this will become available as the impact of the strategy is evaluated.
§ Ms BuckTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what evidence he Las assessed on the nature of the connection between levels of financial or other service support for parents of young children and levels of teenage pregnancy(a) in the UK and (b) in other European countries. [148665]
§ Yvette CooperDevelopment of the cross-departmental teenage pregnancy strategy drew on a full analysis of United Kingdom and international research in this area. Research conducted to inform the Social Exclusion Units report on teenage pregnancy found little relationship between a countrys allocation of its funds to family related benefits and teenage birth rates. Research in the UK does, however, suggest that support offered by a young womans parents may impact on her 37W decision whether to continue with a pregnancy. Further information on this will become available as the impact of the strategy is evaluated.