Written question asked by Baroness Tonge (Non-affiliated) on Wednesday, 12 December 2018, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 28 December 2018. It was answered by Lord O'Shaughnessy (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 December 2018 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Contraceptives

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions, and with whom, they have had about councils being unable to provide accurate data on funding for contraceptive services.

Answer: No discussions have been held about councils being unable to provide accurate data on funding for contraceptive services. Data on local authority expenditure on contraception is reported to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government as part of General Fund Revenue Account Outturn data on Social Care and Public Health service spend. Public Health England works with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to validate the data reported by local authorities before publication.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: HL12267
Session: 2017-19
Related items: Contraceptives
Monday, 21 January 2019
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Contraceptives Finance
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk