Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Public Space Protection Orders in preventing intimidation around abortion clinics.

The Home Office review into harassment and intimidation near abortion clinics is under way. Evidence has been sought from police forces, healthcare providers, local authorities, representative groups of healthcare professionals, protesters and groups that gather in the vicinity of healthcare clinics and people who have sought medical assistance or advice. This evidence is now being assessed.