[2nd Allocated Day]

I have spoken to organisations that provide counselling and have 80,000 registered counsellors throughout the UK. [Hon. Members: ““Who?””] The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. I asked, ““If somebody required counselling, was at a GP's practice and a telephone call was made, how long would it take to get a counsellor to a particular woman?”” The answer was that counselling could be delivered in the GP's practice, at another venue or in the woman's home, and that it could be anything from immediate to within 48 hours. Registered counsellors, who have e-mailed me regularly since the amendment was tabled, say that they would love to work—counselling is a growing industry—and to have the opportunity to work with women in that situation. Unfortunately, however, counselling is available on the NHS only via the abortion provider or via the hospital.