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Abortion: Clinics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure the safety of women at abortion clinics.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
23 Jun 2026
Target answer date
29 Jun 2026
Answer
29 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure the safety of women at abortion clinics.

  2. 29 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 29 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    All women in England and Wales should have access to safe, regulated abortions on the National Health Service under our current laws.Safeguarding is an essential aspect of abortion care, and abortion providers are required to have effective arrangements i...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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