Written question asked by Ruth Kelly (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 May 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 June 2000. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Monday, 5 June 2000 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list (a) the level of expenditure in each year since 1997 allocated to projects designed to reduce the number of teenage pregnancies and (b) the actual and forecast impact of this expenditure on reducing teenage pregnancies. - Inc figures. (Holding answer 23 May 2000).

Answer: Ms Kelly: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list (a) the level of expenditure in each year since 1997 allocated to projects designed to reduce the number of teenage pregnancies and (b) the actual and forecast impact of this expenditure on reducing teenage pregnancies. [123158] Yvette Cooper: [holding answer 23 May 2000]: From 1997 to 1999, funding to reduce teenage pregnancy formed part of the overall allocation to improve the sexual health of young people. In June 1999, my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister announced a £60 million package over three years, with the goal of halving the rate of conceptions among under-18s by 2010, and getting more teenagers into education, training and employment.

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