Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Baroness Walmsley (Liberal Democrat). It was answered by Baroness Morgan of Drefelin (Labour) on Thursday, 25 March 2010.
Teenage Pregnancies
- Question
- To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the target to halve the rate of teenage pregnancies is not on course to be met.
- Answer
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My Lords, our target is to halve the 1998 rate of teenage conceptions by 2010. Data for 2010 will not be available until February 2012. While we accept that we are currently behind the trajectory needed to achieve the target, real progress has been made in tackling our historically high teenage pregnancy rates. Between 1998 and 2008, the under-18 conception rate fell by 13.3 per cent to its lowest level in over 20 years.
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- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 718 c1059
- Session
- 2009-10
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- Lead
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Teenage pregnancy
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