§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list the maintained schools in which the morning-after pill is dispensed to pupils. [7484]
§ Mr. Timms[holding answer 15 October 2001]This information is not held centrally.
The incidence of the morning-after pill being dispensed in maintained schools is low. We would not normally expect school nurses to issue contraception or emergency contraception. In the few cases where they have done, this should be made clear in the school's sex and relationship education policy, which has to be agreed with parents. These arrangements should not proceed until parents have been consulted.