Question reference: S6W-24715
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 22 January 2024 Registered interest
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Current status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 30 January 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many times emergency contraception, or the so-called morning after pill, has been prescribed to prisoners in the (a) female and (b) male prison estate in each of the last five years.
Answer
This is a matter for NHS Health Boards. The information requested regarding data on emergency contraception prescribed in prisons is not held centrally.