Written question asked by Anthony D Wright (Labour) on Friday, 19 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 March 2010. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 April 2010 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Teenage Pregnancy

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what plans he has for a successor strategy to the teenage pregnancy strategy.

Answer: On 24 February 2010—to coincide with the publication of the latest (2008) under-18 conception data by the Office for National Statistics—The Department and the Department of Health jointly published "Teenage Pregnancy Strategy: Beyond 2010", which sets out the Government's on-going commitment to reducing England's teenage pregnancy rate. A copy can be found at the following link:"http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/healthandwellbeing/teenagepregnancy"

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