UK Parliament / Open data

[2nd Allocated Day]

Proceeding contribution from Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 7 September 2011. It occurred during Debate on bills on Health and Social Care (Re-committed) Bill.

Does my hon. Friend share my incredulity at those Opposition Members who maintain that an organisation such as BPAS—the British Pregnancy Advisory Service—can be independent in its counselling, when in its March 2011 report and financial statement it notes that"““an increase in procedures of 13 per cent against the background of falling national trends in 2010-11””" is"““a significant achievement””?" How can the opponents of the amendment maintain that there is no fiscal link and no conflict of interest?