HC Deb 06 May 2004 vol 420 cc1724-5W
26. Bob Russell

To ask the Minister for Women what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health regarding teenage pregnancy. [170675]

Jacqui Smith

My hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and my hon. Friend the Minister for Women are pleased with the early signs that the Government's Teenage Strategy is working. The under 18 conception rate has fallen by 9.4 per cent between 1998 and 2002.