Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that women travelling from Northern Ireland as part of their abortion care are able to receive free access to STI testing and contraception.

On 29 June my Rt. hon. Friend the Minister for Women and Equalities (Justine Greening MP) wrote to hon. Members setting out the Government’s intention that women travelling from Northern Ireland for an abortion would no longer have to pay for these procedures. The Government Equalities Office and Department of Health are still developing the details of the scheme, and hope to be able to make a further announcement soon.