Mar. 28 2024
Source Page: Statistics on Women's Smoking Status at Time of Delivery: England, Q3 2023/24Found: Statistics on Women's Smoking Status at Time of Delivery: England, Q3 2023/24
Dec. 11 2023
Source Page: Drugs Deaths Task Force women-only services: FOI releaseFound: 38 To: Minister for Drugs Policy [Redacted email address under S.38] Cc: Cabinet Secretary for Health
Feb. 28 2008
Source Page: Table showing number of midwives in NHS hospital and community health services for each year from 1997 to 2006, broken down by health authority.Found: Table showing number of midwives in NHS hospital and community health services for each year from 1997
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of public monies paid to Marie Stopes International to subsidise abortions carried out in (1) Kenya, and (2) each of the other African nations, over the past ten years; from what budget this was allocated; which Ministers authorised it; and what proportion of the total of UK aid delivered for these procedures in each of these countries such expenditure through Marie Stopes represented.
Answered by Lord Benyon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
We report spend in line with Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Development and Assistance Committee sector codes which do not track spend specifically for abortion services which are part of a wider package of women's healthcare. FCDO support to safe abortion services is within what is permitted by national laws, as well as providing life-saving treatment for women who have had unsafe abortions.
MSI Reproductive choices is an important partner for the FCDO's comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) work, including on our Women's Integrated Sexual Health Programme in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The FCDO annually reports on Official Development Assistance (ODA) expenditure via the Statistics on International Development publications [https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development]. All of our programmatic spend data can be found on the Devtracker website [https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk/]
Dec. 08 2023
Source Page: Endometriosis: lived experience insight report 2023Found: by people living with endometriosis health.I am pleased that one of the priority actions within the Women's
Asked by: David Mundell (Conservative - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to promote (a) gender equality and (b) women's empowerment for women suffering from HIV.
Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
We are committed to driving progress and demonstrating leadership on gender equality and women's empowerment, including for women living with HIV, on the global stage. In April 2023, the UK convened member states, civil society, UN agencies and grassroots organisations at Wilton Park to bolster support for and resist rollback on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) at the national, regional and global level. In May 2023, the UK joined other G7 leaders in re-asserting the critical role of comprehensive SRHR, including HIV services for women, in our efforts to achieve gender equality.
Our political action on this is also supported by our programming investments. For example, 60 per cent of the Global Fund's spending is specifically targeted to programs for women and girls and about one-third of Global Fund investments directly benefits SRHR. Our Women's Integrated Sexual Health programme delivers integrated sexual and reproductive health services, including HIV services, across 17 countries in in sub-Saharan Africa. Up to £200 million will also be delivered towards the WISH Dividend women's sexual health programme focussed on sub-Saharan Africa, which has the highest rates of fertility, child marriage and maternal mortality in the world. The Dividend programme will reach up to 10.4 million women, including women with HIV.
Asked by: Mochan, Carol (Scottish Labour - South Scotland)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when the First Minister last met formally with the Women's Health Champion.
Answered by Minto, Jenni - Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
The Women’s Health Champion, Professor Anna Glasier, has not met with the First Minister. The Champion meets with myself on a quarterly basis.
Asked by: Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to her Department's Women's Health Strategy for England, published in August 2022, if she will publish a timeline for the commitments made to female same-sex couples on (a) intrauterine insemination and (b) IVF treatment in all integrated care boards.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
NHS England has made good progress in developing guidance to assist integrated care boards with implementing this policy commitment. The Department is working at pace with NHS England to share this guidance with the National Health Service. This commitment remains a priority for us in implementing the Women’s Health Strategy.
Nov. 20 2008
Source Page: Table showing breakdown of legal costs and damages in connection with clinical negligence cases outside London for each year from 2005/06 to 2007/08, broken down by NHS Trust. 15 p.Found: This will often be the Strategic Health Authority, as Strategic Health Authorities inherited the legal
Oct. 30 2007
Source Page: Tables showing count of finished consultant episodes for patients who are resident in Wales but treated by NHS providers in North West and West Midland strategic health authorities for each year from 2003/04 to 2005/06.Found: patients who are resident in Wales but treated by NHS providers in North West and West Midland strategic health