Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the percentage of (1) girls under 18, and (2) women, who obtain contraception in England, who do so for free.

All prescribed contraception is free of charge for the user. Therefore, 100% of girls under 18 and women who are prescribed contraception in England will receive this for free.

Data published by NHS Digital show that during 2016/17, 871,000 females contacted sexual and reproductive health services on one or more occasions for contraception. A further 8.62 million prescriptions for contraception where issued in the community, the vast majority from general practice.