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<p>As the honourable Member is aware, the Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No.2) Regulations
2020 we made have been in place since 31 March 2020. Since then, we have been dealing
with the response to Covid-19 right across the UK. I very much welcome the services
that have been operating on the ground in Northern Ireland through existing sexual
and reproductive health clinics across the health and social care trusts.</p><p> </p><p>I
hope that these services can continue, and those that have ceased can resume, in parallel
to longer-term services being commissioned as soon as possible, together with appropriate
support and guidance in place so that access is available locally in all cases set
out in the regulations, and that both women and clinicians are well supported. The
Government and Department are continuing to engage on this issue with the Executive
and the Northern Ireland Minister of Health in particular and his department.</p><p><br>
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