Genito-urinary Medicine: Northern Ireland

(asked on 16th May 2022) - View Source

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Health Secretary on matters relating to the sexual and reproductive healthcare workforce in Northern Ireland.


Answered by
Brandon Lewis Portrait
Brandon Lewis
This question was answered on 19th May 2022

My Ministerial team, my officials and I have had a number of discussions with the Northern Ireland Minister of Health and his department on these matters.

This week we have again discussed the matter of providing abortion services in Northern Ireland in advance of laying Regulations to ensure these services are provided.

The Written Statement I have made in Parliament today sets out the details of those Regulations and makes clear the intent of the Government to intervene further if the Northern Ireland Department of Health does not commission and fund abortion services as directed.

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