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Written question asked by Gerald Howarth (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 October 2000. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Monday, 23 October 2000 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Dept of Health

Question
(Pursuant to reply on 03.07.2000 at 353 c39W) To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) sterilisations and (b) reversals of sterilisation were carried out by the NHS in (i) 1970, (ii) 1980, (iii) 1990 and (iv) 1999; how many were requested as a result of people getting married or acquiring new partners; and what the total cost to the NHS was in each of those years. - Includes table.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
355 c77W; 126838
Session
1999-00
Subjects
Costs Family planning NHS Marriage Sterilisation
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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