Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to reduce geographical inequalities in provision of in-vitro fertilisation treatment.

The commissioning of fertility services is the responsibility of clinical commissioning groups.

We expect all those involved in commissioning infertility treatment services to be fully aware of the importance of having regard to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) fertility guidelines.

The Department has made no estimate of the cost to the National Health Service of implementing the NICE Guideline for Fertility published in February 2013.