Health written question – answered at on 12 July 2007.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the (a) reference numbers and (b) titles of (i) statutory instruments, (ii) departmental circulars and (iii) other documents distributed direct to (A) primary care trusts and (B) strategic health authorities consequential to the provisions of the Abortion Act 1967 and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 since 2005; what action was required in respect of each; and what further documents in these categories he plans to circulate in the next 12 months.
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No statutory instruments, Departmental circulars or documents have been issued by the Department to primary care trusts (PCTs) and strategic health authorities (SHAs) on the provisions of the Abortion Act.
We will be issuing best practice guidance on reproductive healthcare later this year aimed at commissioners and providers emphasising the need to develop strong links between abortion and contraceptive services.
No statutory instruments, departmental circulars or documents have been issued by the Department to PCTs and SHAs consequential to the provisions of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act. The Department has no plans to circulate any documents in these categories in the next 12 months.
The Government have undertaken a review of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act, and published the White Paper 'Review of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act: Proposals for revised legislation (including establishment of the Regulatory Authority for Tissue and Embryos)' in December 2006 (Cm 6989). This was followed by publication of the draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill on
www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_073098 and
www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsLegislation/DH_074718
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