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523149

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what his policy is on the prosecution of women who seek a medical abortion under the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	39290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>Offences of using poison or instruments to cause miscarriage and supplying or procuring poison or instruments to cause miscarriage (sections 58 and 59 Offences Against the Persons Act 1861) are usually investigated by the police and, in England and Wales, prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).</p><p>The CPS will only bring or continue with a prosecution where both stages of the test set down in the Code for Crown Prosecutors are met, i.e. that there is sufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction and, if so, that a prosecution is required in the public interest.</p><p>In England and Wales, section 1 of the Abortion Act 1967 provides a defence to a prosecution under sections 58 or 59 where a pregnancy is terminated by a registered medical practitioner in accordance with the provisions of the Abortion Act 1967.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 09/06/2016 11:12:28 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

583176

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women waited longer than two weeks for an abortion (a) in NHS hospitals and agencies and (b) with private providers in each year since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	46457
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>Comprehensive and comparable data is not collected centrally on waiting times for abortions performed in both the National Health Service and independent sector. Information on the average time between the two medical practitioners' signatures is also not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Because of the way information is stored the number of places where abortions took place in England and Wales is only available from 2013 to 2015 and is shown in the table below. All independent sector places perform abortions under contract from the NHS (previously known as NHS agency).</p><p> </p><p>Table: The number of clinics at which abortions took place, by clinic type, England and Wales 2013 to 2015</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total number of clinics</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>NHS Hospital</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Independent Sector</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Private Hospital</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>348</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>234</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>97</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>16</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>354</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>223</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>117</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>14</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>385</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>220</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>151</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>14</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood grouped question UIN 46458 46459 question first answered 13/10/2016 10:03:46 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

583177

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what data his Department holds on the average length of time between obtaining the first medical practitioner's signature and the second medical practitioner's signature for an abortion HSA1 form.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	46458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>Comprehensive and comparable data is not collected centrally on waiting times for abortions performed in both the National Health Service and independent sector. Information on the average time between the two medical practitioners' signatures is also not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Because of the way information is stored the number of places where abortions took place in England and Wales is only available from 2013 to 2015 and is shown in the table below. All independent sector places perform abortions under contract from the NHS (previously known as NHS agency).</p><p> </p><p>Table: The number of clinics at which abortions took place, by clinic type, England and Wales 2013 to 2015</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total number of clinics</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>NHS Hospital</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Independent Sector</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Private Hospital</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>348</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>234</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>97</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>16</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>354</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>223</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>117</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>14</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>385</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>220</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>151</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>14</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood grouped question UIN 46457 46459 question first answered 13/10/2016 10:03:46 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

583178

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, at how many (a) NHS hospitals, (b) NHS agencies and (c) approved private sector places abortions were able to take place in each year since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	46459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>Comprehensive and comparable data is not collected centrally on waiting times for abortions performed in both the National Health Service and independent sector. Information on the average time between the two medical practitioners' signatures is also not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Because of the way information is stored the number of places where abortions took place in England and Wales is only available from 2013 to 2015 and is shown in the table below. All independent sector places perform abortions under contract from the NHS (previously known as NHS agency).</p><p> </p><p>Table: The number of clinics at which abortions took place, by clinic type, England and Wales 2013 to 2015</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total number of clinics</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>NHS Hospital</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Independent Sector</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Private Hospital</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>348</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>234</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>97</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>16</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>354</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>223</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>117</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>14</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>385</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>220</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>151</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>14</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood grouped question UIN 46457 46458 question first answered 13/10/2016 10:03:46 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

722223

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS referrals have been made to abortion services which (a) are and (b) are not registered with the Care Quality Commission in each year since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	71116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood grouped question UIN 71124 71125 question first answered 26/04/2017 09:39:22 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

776894

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of the (a) English and (b) Welsh resident population who live within (i) five, (ii) 10 and (iii) 15 miles of a registered NHS or independent abortion clinic by NUTS 1 region.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	109280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>No assessment has been made by the Department of the proportion of the resident population of England and Wales who live within five, 10 and 15 miles of a registered National Health Service or independent abortion clinic. Clinical commissioning groups are responsible for ensuring the appropriate provision of abortion services in their area based upon the needs of the resident population.</p><p> </p><p>NHS hospitals do not require approval from the Secretary of State for Health to provide abortion services. The information requested for approved independent sector abortion premises is provided in the following table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Type of termination of pregnancy service</p></td><td><p>Number of approved independent sector premises</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surgical abortions only</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medical abortions only</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Both surgical and medical abortions</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Department has made no estimate of the number of illegal abortions before 24 weeks gestation. Abortion procured outside the criteria set by the Abortion Act 1967 is a criminal offence. Police forces and the Crown Prosecution Service are responsible for investigating and bringing prosecutions in cases of suspected illegal abortion.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 109281 109282 question first answered 30/10/2017 16:45:00 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

776895

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of illegal (a) surgical and (b) medical abortions which took place before 24 weeks' gestation in each of the last five fiscal years.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	109282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>No assessment has been made by the Department of the proportion of the resident population of England and Wales who live within five, 10 and 15 miles of a registered National Health Service or independent abortion clinic. Clinical commissioning groups are responsible for ensuring the appropriate provision of abortion services in their area based upon the needs of the resident population.</p><p> </p><p>NHS hospitals do not require approval from the Secretary of State for Health to provide abortion services. The information requested for approved independent sector abortion premises is provided in the following table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Type of termination of pregnancy service</p></td><td><p>Number of approved independent sector premises</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surgical abortions only</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medical abortions only</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Both surgical and medical abortions</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Department has made no estimate of the number of illegal abortions before 24 weeks gestation. Abortion procured outside the criteria set by the Abortion Act 1967 is a criminal offence. Police forces and the Crown Prosecution Service are responsible for investigating and bringing prosecutions in cases of suspected illegal abortion.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 109280 109281 question first answered 30/10/2017 16:45:00 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

776896

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) NHS and (b) independent premises are regulated for (i) surgical abortions only, (ii) medical abortions only and (iii) both surgical and medical abortions.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	109281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>No assessment has been made by the Department of the proportion of the resident population of England and Wales who live within five, 10 and 15 miles of a registered National Health Service or independent abortion clinic. Clinical commissioning groups are responsible for ensuring the appropriate provision of abortion services in their area based upon the needs of the resident population.</p><p> </p><p>NHS hospitals do not require approval from the Secretary of State for Health to provide abortion services. The information requested for approved independent sector abortion premises is provided in the following table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Type of termination of pregnancy service</p></td><td><p>Number of approved independent sector premises</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surgical abortions only</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medical abortions only</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Both surgical and medical abortions</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Department has made no estimate of the number of illegal abortions before 24 weeks gestation. Abortion procured outside the criteria set by the Abortion Act 1967 is a criminal offence. Police forces and the Crown Prosecution Service are responsible for investigating and bringing prosecutions in cases of suspected illegal abortion.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 109280 109282 question first answered 30/10/2017 16:45:00 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

788538

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the oral contribution by the Under-Secretary of State for Health of 6 November 2017, Official Report, column 1306, what progress has been made on looking into the matter of the length of abortion waiting times; and if the Government will (a) set maximum waiting times for abortions and (b) publish regular statistics on abortion waiting times.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	112595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Health approves independent sector providers to perform abortions and all providers must agree to comply with the Department’s Required Standard Operating Procedures (RSOPs). Under the RSOPs set:</p><p> </p><p>- Women should be offered an appointment within five working days of referral or self-referral;</p><p> </p><p>- Women should be offered the abortion procedure within five working days of the decision to proceed; and</p><p> </p><p>- The total time from access to procedure should not exceed ten working days.</p><p> </p><p>These good practice standards are in line with clinical guidance from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.</p><p> </p><p>Women can choose to delay appointments/booked procedures and this should always override issues of timeliness.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 16/11/2017 16:48:08 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

829831

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2018
	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 discussions his Department has had with the Scottish Government on the home use of abortion medication in England.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	124604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>Departmental officials hold regular meetings with officials from the Scottish Government to discuss areas of mutual interest on sexual and reproductive health policy.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 29/01/2018 17:07:30 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson