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Inquiry into Teenage Pregnancy

 

Remit

The Health and Sport Committee is holding an inquiry into teenage pregnancy in Scotland. The remit of the inquiry is set out below.

a. to assess whether the action being taken in Scotland is sufficient to bring about real and sustained reductions in unplanned teenage pregnancy.

b. to explore with witnesses what further action may be required to ensure that those young people at risk of pregnancy at a young age, or who have a baby when they are very young, are able to gain access to appropriate support and services.

Timetable

The Committee took evidence at its meetings on 22 January, 19 February, 26 February and 5 March, and will then publish a report on its findings in May.

Evidence

The Committee has issued a call for written views which ran from 7 January 2013 to 7 February 2013. 

Read the call for views

Read the written submissions received

The Committee conducted an oral evidence session on 22 January with representatives from the following organisations:

Official Report of Meeting 22 January 2013 (365KB pdf)

  • NHS Tayside

  • NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

  • Scottish Government

  • NHS Ayrshire and Arran

  • NHS Fife

The Committee conducted an oral evidence session on 19 February with representatives from the following organisations:

  • Dundee City Council

  • Renfrewshire Council

  • Glasgow City Council

  • Fife Council Education and Learning Service

  • Highland Council

  • NHS Lothian

  • Scottish Government

The Committee conducted an oral evidence session on 26 February with representatives from the following organisations:

Official Report of Meeting 26 February 2013 (495KB pdf)

  • Who Cares? Scotland; 

  • CHILDREN 1st; 

  • NSPCC Scotland; 

  • Family Planning Association; 

  • Brook; 

  • WAVE Trust; 

  • CARE for Scotland; 

  • Fife Gingerbread; 

  • Teenage  Pregnancy Knowledge Exchange, University of Bedfordshire

  • ScotCen Social Research; 

  • Edinburgh Napier University

The Committee conducted an oral evidence session on 5 March with the Minister for Public Health.



Additional Information

SPICe's briefing on Teenage Pregnancy:

http://scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/58852.aspx

 

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