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Proceeding contribution from Nadine Dorries (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 7 September 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill on Health and Social Care (Re-committed) Bill.


[2nd Allocated Day]

I want to finish this point, and then I will give way. I know that the hon. Member for Stretford and Urmston (Kate Green) wants to intervene, and I will take an intervention from the hon. Member for Luton South (Gavin Shuker) first, in a moment. There is a huge disparity in the figures, and the freedom of information request shows an even bigger disparity. Marie Stopes had told me—I hope I get this right—that the proportion of women who go to the organisation and do not proceed to termination is about 15%, although I do not know what freedom of information requests would show about those figures. The fact is that abortion providers are saying that 20% or 15% of women do not proceed to abortion, although freedom of information requests show that the figure is 8%, as was shown in the press this week. I have no idea why there is that disparity, or why they would say that the figure is 20% when it is not.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
532 c370 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Complaints Disclosure of information Abortion Advisory services Counselling Health Health services Fees and charges Health professions General practitioners Local government Private sector NHS Ministerial responsibility Procurement Primary care trusts Training Social services Vocational education Care Quality Commission Cord blood Marie Stopes International British Pregnancy Advisory Service NHS Commissioning Board
Legislation
Health and Social Care Bill 2010-12
Link
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