Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that women needing an abortion can afford the travel costs necessary to access services offered by independent abortion providers.

Normally abortion provision is specifically commissioned ‎to provide a service within a local area. When care is not available locally, such as in later gestations or for women with more complex needs, the commissioning organisation will meet the costs of travel. Where women face particular hardship, most independent providers will provide support with travel costs as they consider this part of their charitable remit.