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1150637

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they will ensure that women's safety and well-being are protected should decriminalisation of abortion in Northern Ireland lead to unregulated abortions.
	tabling member printed	Baroness O'Loan
	uin	HL213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The health and safety of women and girls, and clarity and certainty for the medical profession, is at the forefront of the Government’s approach in complying with the legal duty under section 9 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019.</p><p> </p><p>As the duty has now come into effect, there have been some immediate changes to the law in Northern Ireland. We do not expect there to be any additional services available ahead of the new legal framework being in place by 31 March 2020. It is important that we get the legal framework right and are confident that service provision in Northern Ireland can meet women and girls’ needs.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, women and girls resident in Northern Ireland will be able to continue to access services in England, with all costs of the procedure, including travel and, where needed, accommodation, being paid for from 22 October 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Healthcare professionals who have a conscientious objection should follow guidance from their professional body. We recognise that this is a sensitive issue, and consideration is being given to providing for conscientious objection in the new legal framework for access to abortion in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will be shortly consulting on this proposed framework.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank grouped question UIN HL214 HL215 question first answered 28/10/2019 15:58:58 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	3902 label Biography information for Baroness O'Loan

1150638

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what legal frameworks will be in place between 22 October 2019 and 31 March 2020 to protect health professionals in Northern Ireland with a conscientious objection to abortion.
	tabling member printed	Baroness O'Loan
	uin	HL214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The health and safety of women and girls, and clarity and certainty for the medical profession, is at the forefront of the Government’s approach in complying with the legal duty under section 9 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019.</p><p> </p><p>As the duty has now come into effect, there have been some immediate changes to the law in Northern Ireland. We do not expect there to be any additional services available ahead of the new legal framework being in place by 31 March 2020. It is important that we get the legal framework right and are confident that service provision in Northern Ireland can meet women and girls’ needs.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, women and girls resident in Northern Ireland will be able to continue to access services in England, with all costs of the procedure, including travel and, where needed, accommodation, being paid for from 22 October 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Healthcare professionals who have a conscientious objection should follow guidance from their professional body. We recognise that this is a sensitive issue, and consideration is being given to providing for conscientious objection in the new legal framework for access to abortion in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will be shortly consulting on this proposed framework.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank grouped question UIN HL213 HL215 question first answered 28/10/2019 15:58:58 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	3902 label Biography information for Baroness O'Loan

1150639

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what the legal framework for abortion in Northern Ireland will be on 31 March 2020 if a majority of Northern Ireland voters state that they are opposed to new abortion legislation.
	tabling member printed	Baroness O'Loan
	uin	HL215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The health and safety of women and girls, and clarity and certainty for the medical profession, is at the forefront of the Government’s approach in complying with the legal duty under section 9 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019.</p><p> </p><p>As the duty has now come into effect, there have been some immediate changes to the law in Northern Ireland. We do not expect there to be any additional services available ahead of the new legal framework being in place by 31 March 2020. It is important that we get the legal framework right and are confident that service provision in Northern Ireland can meet women and girls’ needs.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, women and girls resident in Northern Ireland will be able to continue to access services in England, with all costs of the procedure, including travel and, where needed, accommodation, being paid for from 22 October 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Healthcare professionals who have a conscientious objection should follow guidance from their professional body. We recognise that this is a sensitive issue, and consideration is being given to providing for conscientious objection in the new legal framework for access to abortion in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will be shortly consulting on this proposed framework.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank grouped question UIN HL213 HL214 question first answered 28/10/2019 15:58:58 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	3902 label Biography information for Baroness O'Loan