Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16120

Pregnancy

Tabled: 6 July 2026

Answered: 13 July 2026

Named Day

Question

Kevin Bonavia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to increase awareness of the reproductive and sexual health implications for young people presenting symptoms that may lead to unplanned or medically complex pregnancies.

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

Dedicated local authority sexual health services (SHSs) play a key public health role in the diagnosis, early treatment, and management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and some contraception services. Individual local authorities are responsible...

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