MEMBERSHIP OF THE INDEPENDENT ADVISORY GROUP ON SEXUAL HEALTH AND HIV

That this House welcomes the appointment of Life UK to the Department of Health's Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV; notes it is the first group of any kind not in favour of abortion on demand to be given such a placement; further notes the Department's comment that the appointment was made to provide balance; is concerned however that all of the 10 remaining groups represented support or provide contraceptives, the morning after pill and abortions to underage children without parental knowledge or consent; further notes that 10 groups to one could not reasonably be described as providing a balance; and calls on the Government to ignore opposition to this appointment and to consider increasing the representation from other pro-life groups in order to achieve a real balance of opinion.