Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer on 7 September 2022 to Question 46199 on Contraceptives: Finance, what steps her Department is taking to tackle regional variation in funding in the delivery of local enhanced contraceptive services in primary care.

Integrated care boards are responsible for decisions on the funding and provision of health services, including enhanced contraceptive services, beyond the essential contraceptive services that general practitioner practices are required to provide. Commissioners plan services to meet the needs of local communities, including appropriate access to contraceptive services.