Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to progress update by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health on its Access to contraception inquiry, published in September 2022, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of that report.

The Department welcomed publication of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health’s inquiry report on access to contraception. We recognise that there is more to do to improve women’s reproductive health and have published a new Women’s Health Strategy for England. As part of the strategy, we are investing £25 million in women’s health hubs, so that women can get better access to care for essential services including contraception.

We will consider the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health’s report as we take forward work to improve sexual and reproductive health services in England.