§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many women aged(a)11, (b)12, (c)13, (d)14, (e)15, (f)16, (g)17, (h)18 and (i)19 years were fitted with a contraception implant in each year since 2000, broken down by strategic health authority; and if he will make a statement; [174528]
(2) how many attendances at family planning clinics by young people aged (a)11, (b)12, (c)13, (d)14, (e)15, (f)16, (g)17, (h)18 and (i)19 years there were in each year since 2000, broken down by (i) strategic health authority and (ii) sex; and if he will make a statement. [174529]
§ Bob SpinkTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many attendances at family planning clinics by people aged(a)11, (b)12, (c)13, (d)14, (e)15, (f)16, (g)17, (h)18 and (i)19 years there were in the Essex Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000, broken down by sex; [174575]
(2) how many women aged (a)11, (b)12, (c)13, (d)14, (e)15, (f)16, (g)17, (h)18 and (i)19 years were fitted with a contraceptive implant in the Essex Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000. [174577]
§ 17. Sir Teddy TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many attendances at family planning clinics by people aged(a)11, (b)12, (c)13, (d)14, (e)15, (f)16, (g)(h)18 and (i)19 years there were in the Essex Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000, broken down by sex; [174509]
(2) how many women aged (a)11, (b)12, (c)13, (d)14, (e)15, (f)110, (g)17, (h)18 and (i)19 years were fitted with a contraceptive implant in the Essex Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000. [174516]
§ Mrs. RoeTo ask he Secretary of State for Health (1) how many attendances at family planning clinics by people aged(a)11, (b)12, (c)13, (d)14, (e)15, (f)16, (g)17, (h)18 and (i)19 years there were in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000, broken down by sex; [174878]
(2) how many women aged (a)11, (b)12, (c)13, (d)14, (e)15, (f)16, (g)17, (h)18 and (i)19 years were fitted with a contraceptive implant in the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000. [174890]
§ Ann WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many attendances at family clinics by people aged(a)11, (b)12, (c)13, (d)14, (e)15, (f)16, (g)17, (h)18 and (i)19 years there were in the Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000, broken down by sex; [174949]
33W(2) how many women aged (a)11, (b)12, (c)13, (d)14, (e)15, (f)16, (g)17, (h)18 and (i)19 years were fitted with a contraceptive implant in the Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000. [174956]
§ Mr. GoodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many women aged(a)11, (b)12, (c)13, (d)14, (e)15, (f)16, (g)17, (h)18 and (i)19 years were fitted with a contraceptive implant in the Thames Valley Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000; [175383]
(2) how many attendances at family planning clinics by people aged (a)11, (b)12, (c)13, (d)14, (e)15, (f)16, (g)17, (h)18 and (i)19 years there were in the Thames Valley Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000, broken down by sex. [175390]
§ Mr. FlookTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many attendances at family planning clinics by people aged(a)11, (b)12, (c)13, (d)14, (e)15, (f)16, (g)17, (h)18 and (i)19 years there were in the Dorset and Somerset Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000, broken down by sex; [175623]
(2) how many women aged (a)11, (b)12, (c)13, (d)14, (e)15, (f)16, (g)17, (h)18 and (i)19 years were fitted with a contraceptive implant in the Dorset and Somerset Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000. [175628]
§ Miss Melanie Johnson[holding answer 25 May 2004]:I refer the hon. Members to the reply I gave to my hon. Friends the Members for Workington (Tony Cunningham) and for Heywood and Middleton (Jim Dobbin) today.
§ Jim DobbinTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many girls aged(a)under 14 and (b)under 16 have been given the Norplant contraceptive injection in each of the last five years for which statistics are available. [167258]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested is not available.
§ Tony CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many attendances at family planning clinics by people aged(a)11, (b)12, (c)13, (d)14, (e)15, (f)16, (g)17, (h)18 and (i)19 there were in West Cumbria in each year since 2000, broken down by sex; [175418]
(2) how many women aged (a)11, (b)12, (c)13, (d)14, (e)15, (f)16, (g)17, (h)18 and (i)19 years were fitted with a contraceptive implant in the West Cumbria Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000. [175517]
§ Jim DobbinTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many women of 19 years and under were fitted34W with a contraceptive implant in the Greater Manchester Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000, broken down by age; [175766]
(2) how many attendances at family planning clinics by people of 19 years and under there were in Greater Manchester Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000, broken down by (a)sex and (b)age. [175784]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe available information is shown in the tables. Information by age is only collected centrally for women on their first attendances during the year (first contacts) at family planning clinics and for contraceptive implants fitted by family planning clinics. Totals only are shown for women under 20 due to small numbers.
In England we are taking a number of steps, through the Government's national strategy for sexual health and HIV and teenage pregnancy strategy, to reduce the rate of unintended pregnancy. The Government are working to improve access to contraceptive services and the range of methods of contraception that are available and to improve sex and relationships education. The number of family planning sessions aimed at young people has increased to tackle high levels of teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections. We have also established a group of key experts to develop an action plan to support the improvement of contraceptive services at local level.
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Women aged under 20 attending family planning clinics whose main method of contraception was a contraceptive implant, by
strategic health authority (SHA), 2000–01 to 2002–03
SHA 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 England 470 740 1,350 Q01 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire
20 30 90 Q02 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 20 30 Q03 Essex 20 0 0 Q04 North West London 0 10 10 Q05 North Central London 0 30 20 Q06 North East London 0 10 10 Q07 South East London 20 0 20 Q08 South West London 10 10 20 Q09 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear
70 60 220 Q10 County Durham and Tees Valley
10 10 30 Q11 North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
20 30 80 Q12 West Yorkshire 40 60 70 Q13 Cumbria and Lancashire 10 10 20 Q14 Greater Manchester 10 20 40 Q15 Cheshire and Merseyside 10 20 40 Q16 Thames Valley 20 20 40 Q17 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 10 30 Q18 Kent and Medway 0 10 40 Q19 Surrey and Sussex 50 90 80 Q20 Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
20 20 50 Q21 South West Peninsula 40 60 70 Q22 Dorset and Somerset 10 10 20 Q23 South Yorkshire 10 20 50 Q24 Trent 60 70 140
Women aged under 20 attending family planning clinics whose main method of contraception was a contraceptive implant, by
strategic health authority (SHA), 2000–01 to 2002–03
SHA 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 Q25 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 10 20 50 Q26 Shropshire and Staffordshire 0 20 30 Q27 Birmingham and the Black Country 0 10 20 Q28 Coventry, Warwickshire, Hereford and Worcestershire 20 70 50 Note: Figures rounded to nearest 10; 0 indicates less than 5. Source: Statistics Division, Department of Health.
First contacts at family planning clinics with women aged under 20 by age and strategic health authority (SHA), 2000–01 to 2002–03 Thousand 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 SHA Under 15
15 16–19 Under 15
15 16–19 Under 15
15 16–19 England 28.2 46.2 270.5 31.6 48.3 264.3 33.5 51.5 268.1 Q01 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 0.7 1.3 8.9 0.8 1.3 8.1 0.7 1.4 8.3 Q02 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0.4 0.6 5.2 0.4 0.7 5.5 0.4 0.7 5.7 Q03 Essex 0.6 1.2 8.4 0.5 1.0 6.7 0.6 1.2 7.3 Q04 North West London 0.4 0.8 7.9 0.5 0.8 7.7 0.4 0.8 6.7 Q05 North Central London 0.3 0.6 6.8 0.4 0.9 7.0 0.3 1.0 7.0 Q06 North East London 0.3 1.2 7.6 0.5 1.0 6.8 0.7 1.0 7.7 Q07 South East London 1.4 2.6 18.7 1.3 2.4 16.2 1.3 2.2 14.2 Q08 South West London 0.5 1.7 7.6 0.5 1.6 6.9 0.5 1.1 6.1 Q09 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 1.8 2.3 8.9 2.2 1.4 9.6 2.5 3.0 9.2 Q10 County Durham and Tees Valley 0.9 1.4 6.8 1.0 1.5 6.7 1.1 1.4 6.4 Q11 North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0.8 1.3 7.2 1.5 1.7 7.8 1.5 2.0 8.4 Q12 West Yorkshire 1.3 2.2 11.4 1.4 2.4 12.2 1.4 2.5 12.0 Q13 Cumbria and Lancashire 0.9 1.6 8.0 1.1 0.9 8.7 1.3 2.1 9.3 Q14 Greater Manchester 2.7 3.9 19.2 3.5 4.4 21.1 3.1 4.2 21.7 Q15 Cheshire and Merseyside 1.7 3.2 21.4 1.7 3.0 21.4 1.9 3.4 21.5 Q16 Thames Valley 0.8 1.4 7.9 0.9 0.5 8.9 1.1 1.6 9.1 Q17 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1.4 1.8 10.5 1.4 1.9 10.4 1.7 2.2 11.1 Q18 Kent and Medway 0.6 1.2 7.3 0.6 1.4 6.9 0.6 1.3 7.2 Q19 Surrey and Sussex 0.9 1.4 9.0 0.8 1.6 9.5 1.0 2.0 10.8 Q20 Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0.8 1.4 9.3 0.8 1.3 8.7 0.6 1.6 9.2 Q21 South West Peninsula 0.7 1.1 7.1 1.1 1.4 7.0 1.3 1.8 8.2 Q22 Dorset and Somerset 0.3 0.6 4.1 0.4 0.6 3.7 0.5 0.9 4.1 Q23 South Yorkshire 1.9 1.8 8.1 1.7 1.4 6.4 2.2 2.1 8.3 Q24 Trent 1.9 2.7 12.2 2.2 2.8 12.0 2.0 2.7 11.7 Q25 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 0.3 0.7 3.9 0.7 1.0 4.3 1.0 1.3 4.1 Q26 Shropshire and Staffordshire 1.1 1.8 8.6 1.1 2.0 8.8 1.2 2.1 8.7 Q27 Birmingham and the Black Country 2.0 3.2 20.4 2.1 3.1 18.3 1.9 3.1 16.8 Q28 Coventry, Warwickshire, Hereford and Worcestershire 0.7 1.2 7.9 0.6 1.1 6.9 0.6 1.1 7.3 Source: Statistics Division, Department of Health.