- Reference: 2018/3225
- Question by: Andrew Dismore
- Meeting date: 22 November 2018
Are you aware that the ONS conception statistics indicate that the number of conceptions of under 20s fell from 113,330 in 1990 to 56,111 in 2016. Last year the chief executive of the Family Planning Association Natika Halil told the Independent “This reduction is thanks to the hard work of health and education professionals, and the legacy of the Teenage Pregnancy Strategy – a key component of which was improving access to contraception," Will you put this assessment to the London Health Board and reject the suggestion by some that handing out free contraception would lead to higher crime?