Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve standards at (a) BPAS Merseyside and (b) other abortion clinics rated by the Care Quality Commission as requiring improvement.

Clinics in Basingstoke, Doncaster, Merseyside, Middlesbrough, Norwich, Sandwell, Stratford Upon Avon and Taunton have been rated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) as ‘Requires Improvement’. The CQC has met with the providers and will continue to monitor these clinics.  Departmental officials also have regular meetings with the CQC to ensure women continue to receive a safe and high quality abortion service.