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Contraceptives: Women

Asked by Bell Ribeiro-AddyLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 9 March 2026UIN 117408

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that commitments within the Women’s Health Strategy refresh are implemented equitably to improve access to contraception at a local level.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Government is committed to ensuring equitable access to a range of contraceptive methods including long-acting reversible contraception.

The renewed women’s health strategy will set out how the Government will take the next steps to improve women's healthcare as part of the 10-Year Health Plan and create a system that listens to women, including consideration of barriers to access. Steps to improve access to contraception are being considered as part of the renewal.

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