Written question asked by Chris McCafferty (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 April 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 3 May 2000. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 May 2000 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of unplanned teenage pregnancies; and if he will make a statement. - Including ref to 14 June 1999, 333 c17W and Social Exclusion Unit's report on teenage pregnancy.

Answer: Ms McCafferty: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to reduce the number of unplanned teenage pregnancies; and if he will make a statement. [119186] Yvette Cooper: I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 14 June 1999, Official Report, column 17W. The Social Exclusion Unit's report on teenage pregnancy, published on 14 June 1999, sets out a thirty point action plan working across Government. It highlights two main goals: Reducing the number of teenage conceptions, with the specific aim of halving the rate of conceptions among under-18s by 2010; and Getting more teenage parents into education, training or employment to reduce their risk of long term social exclusion. Copies of the report are available in the Library.

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