§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many teenage pregnancies were recorded over the past five years; and how many cases of sexually transmitted diseases were recorded in the same period [169256]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonConceptions in women aged under 18, in England, for the years 1998 to 2002 are shown in the table:
Conceptions 1998 41,089 1999 39,247 2000 38,699 2001 38,439 2002 39,286 Source: Office of National Statistics The total number of teenagers (patients who were under 20 years of age) treated for the principle sexually transmitted infections1 in genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics in England from 1998 to 2002 are shown in the table.
1 Infectious syphilis, uncomplicated gonorrhoea, uncomplicated chlamydial infection, genital herpes (first attack) and genital warts (first attack).
Sex description 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Female 20,979 23,018 25,225 27,346 29,795 Male 6,530 7,768 9,116 9,694 11,026 Total 27,509 30,786 34,341 37,040 40,821 Source: Health Protection Agency, KC60 statutory returns from GUM clinics.