Tag: David Amess

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Amess on 2014-06-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women (a) of each age group, (b) in each health authority area and (c) suffering from each type of complication suffered health complications following abortion procedures in (i) 2012, (ii) 2013 and (iii) 2014 to date.

Jane Ellison

The following table shows categories of information collected on form HSA4 about complications of abortion up to time of discharge. The categories are headed ‘none’, ‘haemorrhage’, ‘uterine perforation’, ‘sepsis’, and ‘other’. Health Authority data is not available. Data were analysed by local authority and grouped into regions to protect patient confidentiality. The data is for 2012 only, 2013 and 2014 data has not been published yet.

Abortions with complications by age, residents of England and Wales, 2012

Age	Total
Under 20	35
20-24	73
25-29	72
30-34	57
35 and over	41
Total	278

Abortions with complications by region, residents of England and Wales, 2012

Region	Total
Yorkshire and the Humber	30
North West	32
North East	12
West Midlands	25
East	36
London	48
South East	34
South West	22
Wales	17
Total	278

Total abortions by complication, residents of England and Wales, 2012

Complication*	Total
Haemorrhage	216
Uterine Perforation	22
Sepsis	40
Other	0
Total	278

*Complications are those reported up to the time of discharge

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Amess on 2014-06-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have had with their counterparts in HM Treasury on the operation of the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000; and if he will make a statement.

Gregory Barker

My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, ministers and officials have regular contact with counterparts from other Government Departments, including HM Treasury, on a range of issues, including fuel poverty.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Amess on 2014-06-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women (a) of each age group, (b) in each health authority area and (c) of each type of complication and cause of death died following health complications after abortion procedures in (i) 2012, (ii) 2013 and (iii) 2014 to date.

Jane Ellison

In 2012, no deaths were recorded on Abortion Notification form HSA4 submitted to the Chief Medical Officers of England and Wales. No data have been published by the Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Death for the years requested but will be available in due course.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Amess on 2014-06-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many human embryos have been (a) created for the purposes of experimentation and (b) created for the purposes of extermination and subsequently destroyed in each year since 1991.

Jane Ellison

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has advised that it does not have a central repository of data on the number of embryos experimented on, nor the number of embryos created for research. However, it does hold data on the number of embryos stored for research, and the total number from 1 August 1991 to 30 June 2012 is 6,149.

Embryos used in a research project must be allowed to perish as it is unlawful to use them in treatment services.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Amess on 2014-06-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has (a) conducted and (b) evaluated into the circumstances in which a typical abortion is performed on the grounds that it is necessary to prevent the physical or mental health of any existing children of the family of the pregnant woman; and if he will make a statement.

Jane Ellison

No research has been commissioned by the Department. It is for two doctors, in the light of their clinical opinion of the circumstances of the pregnant woman’s individual case, to form an opinion in good faith that one and the same of the lawful grounds in the Abortion Act are met.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Amess on 2014-06-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which Directorate in his Department produced guidance on the provision of non-judgemental counselling; which Directorate has policy responsibility for implementation of this guidance; and if he will make a statement.

Jane Ellison

Departmental officials have made a number of visits and have had informal discussions with a number of counselling providers which included pro-life and pro-choice organisations; these are listed below.

Organisations visited or with which contact was made:

– Brook Advisory Centre, Brixton

– British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), Richmond

– Care Confidential, Alternatives Trust, Newham

– City Pregnancy Counselling and Psychotherapy Service, Islington

– Homerton NHS Trust, Hackney

– Hull Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Partnership

– Life Care Centre, Walsall

– Marie Stopes International, Brixton and Bristol

– Norwich Contraception and Sexual Health Clinic

– Plymouth Community Healthcare

The Government produced guidance on the provision of non-judgemental abortion counselling in A Framework for Sexual Health Improvement in England (March 2013). The Framework was produced by the sexual health policy team in the Public Health Directorate.

The Sexual Health Policy team is made up of the following staff at each grade:

1 Senior Civil Servant (who also manages policy areas other than sexual health)

1 Grade 6

2 Grade 7

1 Senior Executive Officer

1 Higher Executive Officer (.7 whole time equivalent)

1 Executive Officer

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Amess on 2014-06-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff of each grade are employed in his Department’s Sexual Health Policy Team.

Jane Ellison

Departmental officials have made a number of visits and have had informal discussions with a number of counselling providers which included pro-life and pro-choice organisations; these are listed below.

Organisations visited or with which contact was made:

– Brook Advisory Centre, Brixton

– British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), Richmond

– Care Confidential, Alternatives Trust, Newham

– City Pregnancy Counselling and Psychotherapy Service, Islington

– Homerton NHS Trust, Hackney

– Hull Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Partnership

– Life Care Centre, Walsall

– Marie Stopes International, Brixton and Bristol

– Norwich Contraception and Sexual Health Clinic

– Plymouth Community Healthcare

The Government produced guidance on the provision of non-judgemental abortion counselling in A Framework for Sexual Health Improvement in England (March 2013). The Framework was produced by the sexual health policy team in the Public Health Directorate.

The Sexual Health Policy team is made up of the following staff at each grade:

1 Senior Civil Servant (who also manages policy areas other than sexual health)

1 Grade 6

2 Grade 7

1 Senior Executive Officer

1 Higher Executive Officer (.7 whole time equivalent)

1 Executive Officer

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Amess on 2014-06-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) formal and (b) informal discussions officials had with (i) pro-life organisations, (ii) the British Pregnancy Advisory Service, (iii) Marie Stopes International and (iv) pro-choice organisations before the publication of guidance on the provision of non-judgemental counselling; and if he will make a statement.

Jane Ellison

Departmental officials have made a number of visits and have had informal discussions with a number of counselling providers which included pro-life and pro-choice organisations; these are listed below.

Organisations visited or with which contact was made:

– Brook Advisory Centre, Brixton

– British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), Richmond

– Care Confidential, Alternatives Trust, Newham

– City Pregnancy Counselling and Psychotherapy Service, Islington

– Homerton NHS Trust, Hackney

– Hull Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Partnership

– Life Care Centre, Walsall

– Marie Stopes International, Brixton and Bristol

– Norwich Contraception and Sexual Health Clinic

– Plymouth Community Healthcare

The Government produced guidance on the provision of non-judgemental abortion counselling in A Framework for Sexual Health Improvement in England (March 2013). The Framework was produced by the sexual health policy team in the Public Health Directorate.

The Sexual Health Policy team is made up of the following staff at each grade:

1 Senior Civil Servant (who also manages policy areas other than sexual health)

1 Grade 6

2 Grade 7

1 Senior Executive Officer

1 Higher Executive Officer (.7 whole time equivalent)

1 Executive Officer