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1341814

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2021
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether all electronic mail communications since and including 26 March 2020 by (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department with abortion providers on policy issues has been via official Departmental electronic mail addresses; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	24162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2021 answer text <p>All email communications with abortions providers on policy issues is conducted through official Departmental email addresses. All ministers are aware of the guidance around personal email usage and Government business is conducted in line with that guidance</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 07/07/2021 16:58:02 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1402744

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2022
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department takes to ensure that the upper gestational limits on abortion are guided by the latest science on foetal viability; and whether his Department has made an assessment of the implications for its policies of the findings on foetal viability from 22 weeks gestation in (a) Riley K., et al., Survival and neurodevelopmental morbidity at 1 year of age following extremely preterm delivery over a 20-year period: a single centre cohort study, published in Acta Paediatrica in 2008, (b) MBRRACE-UK Supplementary report on survival up to one year of age for babies born before 27 weeks gestational age — For Births in Great Britain from January to December 2016, Maternal, Newborn and Infant Clinical Outcome Review Programme published in 2019 and (c) Håkansson S. et al., Proactive Management Promotes Outcome in Extremely Preterm Infants: A Population-Based Comparison of Two Perinatal Management Strategies, published in Pediatrics in 2004.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	103537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2022 answer text <p>It would be a matter for Parliament to determine whether changes to the law on abortion should be made. As with other matters of conscience, abortion is an issue on which the Government adopts a neutral stance and allows hon. Members to vote according to their moral, ethical or religious beliefs.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup grouped question UIN 103538 question first answered 21/01/2022 09:23:53 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1402745

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2022
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to review the current upper gestational limit on abortion of 24 weeks in response to the latest advancements in perinatal medicine showing fetal viability from 22 weeks, and given that the median time limit in other European countries is 12 weeks gestation.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	103538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2022 answer text <p>It would be a matter for Parliament to determine whether changes to the law on abortion should be made. As with other matters of conscience, abortion is an issue on which the Government adopts a neutral stance and allows hon. Members to vote according to their moral, ethical or religious beliefs.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup grouped question UIN 103537 question first answered 21/01/2022 09:23:53 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1460096

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2022
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that advances in perinatal medicine are brought to the attention of the Government so as to inform the setting of the upper gestational limit on abortion based on the most current understanding of fetal viability.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	158938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>Officials keep new evidence on fetal viability under review. There is currently no clear consensus from the medical profession that the age of viability has reduced below 24 weeks.</p><p>Parliament decided the circumstances under which abortion can legally be undertaken, including gestational time limits. It would be for Parliament to decide whether to make any changes to the law on abortion. As with other matters of conscience, abortion is an issue on which the Government adopts a neutral stance and allows hon. Members to vote according to their moral, ethical or religious beliefs.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 28/04/2022 10:40:14 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1507088

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the process for recording complications on the abortion notification HSA4 form captures complications arising after the time of discharge for (a) at-home medical abortion and (b) other patients.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	51607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>In accordance with the Abortion Act 1967 and the Abortion Regulations 1991, all abortions performed in England must be notified to the Chief Medical Officer within 14 days.  Any complication known at the time the notification is submitted should be recorded on the HSA4 abortion notification form.  Generally, the HSA4 form does not capture complications arising after the time of discharge for either at-home medical abortion or other patients.</p><p>In 2021, the Department conducted a review which identified where action could be taken to improve the quality of data available on abortion complications, including the impact of home use on abortion complication rates. Officials are now progressing this work.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 26/09/2022 16:19:46 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1338864

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2021
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Abortion: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the procedures are for healthcare staff to register and report breaches of the regulations for home abortions as set out in the temporary provisions under the Coronavirus Act 2020; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	20370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>Healthcare staff providing care to women accessing abortions should ensure that relevant processes are in place to identify and report breaches of the Abortion Act 1967 and the Required Standard Operating Procedures. Decisions to bring a prosecution in relation to the law on abortion are for the police and the Crown Prosecution Service.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 20371 question first answered 29/06/2021 12:22:03 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1338865

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2021
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Abortion: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that breaches of the regulations for home abortions as set out in the temporary provisions under the Coronavirus Act 2020 relating to sections 1.3 and 3(A) of the Abortion Act 1967 are reported to police in a timely manner by healthcare staff; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	20371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>Healthcare staff providing care to women accessing abortions should ensure that relevant processes are in place to identify and report breaches of the Abortion Act 1967 and the Required Standard Operating Procedures. Decisions to bring a prosecution in relation to the law on abortion are for the police and the Crown Prosecution Service.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 20370 question first answered 29/06/2021 12:22:03 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1338866

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2021
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Abortion: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish terms of reference for his Department’s review of the efficacy of the recording of data using HSA4 forms by clinicians in respect of the regulations for home abortions as set out in the temporary provisions under the Coronavirus Act 2020; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	20372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>Scoping of the Department’s project to review the system of recording abortion complications data is currently underway and we anticipate this work will be completed later this year. The review will cover all data on complications arising from abortion.</p><p>To improve the accuracy of the data collected, the Department will work closely with a range of statutory bodies, professional organisations and abortion providers to identify additional sources of information that could be used to complement complications data collected via HSA4 abortion notification forms and improve the flow of data on abortion complications between different organisations, such as independent and National Health Service abortion providers and wider health and care services.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 20373 20375 20376 question first answered 29/06/2021 12:50:15 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1338867

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2021
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Abortion: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that his Department's review of the use of the HSA4 forms for data collection on complications experienced during home abortions in respect of the implementation of the regulations for home abortions as set out in the temporary provisions under the Coronavirus Act 2020 is (a) comprehensive and (b) impartial; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	20373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>Scoping of the Department’s project to review the system of recording abortion complications data is currently underway and we anticipate this work will be completed later this year. The review will cover all data on complications arising from abortion.</p><p>To improve the accuracy of the data collected, the Department will work closely with a range of statutory bodies, professional organisations and abortion providers to identify additional sources of information that could be used to complement complications data collected via HSA4 abortion notification forms and improve the flow of data on abortion complications between different organisations, such as independent and National Health Service abortion providers and wider health and care services.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 20372 20375 20376 question first answered 29/06/2021 12:50:15 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1338868

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2021
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Abortion: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans, in the 2021-22 parliamentary session, to repeal the regulations for home abortions as set out in the temporary provisions under the Coronavirus Act 2020; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	20374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government committed to undertake a public consultation on whether to make permanent the temporary measure. The consultation has now closed and we are considering all evidence submitted and plan to publish our response later this year. We will keep the current measures in place until evidence collected during the consultation has been analysed and Ministers have made a decision on the future of the temporary approval.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 29/06/2021 12:17:42 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman