Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 23 October (HLWS190) announcing further support for women from Northern Ireland seeking an abortion in England, whether women receiving such support will be required to attend an abortion clinic achieving a particular rating by the Care Quality Commission; and if so, what that rating will be.

To participate in the scheme providers must be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and, in the case of independent sector providers, be approved by the Secretary of State to perform abortions. There are no requirements in place based on CQC ratings.