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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the evidential basis is for the statement by the Chief Medical Officer that there is strong evidence for the effectiveness of sex and relationships education.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the evidential basis is for the statement by the Chief Medical Officer that there is strong evidence for the effectiveness of sex and relationships education.
Asked by
Andrew Turner
(Conservative)
Answered by
Melanie Johnson
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
16 March 2004
For answer on
31 March 2004
Answered on
31 March 2004
Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the evidential basis is for the statement by the Chief Medical
Officer that there is strong evidence for the effectiveness of sex and relationships education. [162493]
Miss Melanie Johnson: Effective sex and relationships education (SRE) is essential if young people are to make responsible and well
informed decisions about their lives. It should teach young people to understand human sexuality and to respect themselves and
others. It enables young people to mature, to build up confidence and self-esteem and understand the reasons for delaying sexual
activity.
The position with regard to SRE in the Chief Medical Officer's Update is informed by high quality reviews of the international
evidence. The most recent of these (Swann, C., Bowe, K., McCormick, G., and Kosmin, M. (2003) Evidence-Based briefing paper on
teenage pregnancy and parenthood. Health Development Agency) considered the evidence from all high quality systematic and other
reviews and meta-analyses published since 1996. They concluded that `good' evidence (for example, drawn from high quality reviews)
exists for the effectiveness of `school-based sex education', particularly linked to contraceptive services (measured against
knowledge, attitudes, delaying sexual activity and/or reducing pregnancy rates). In contrast, there was no good evidence for the
effectiveness of abstinence based education (which focuses only on promoting sexual abstinence).
The Health Development Agency was asked by the Department to undertake a review of the research evidence underpinning the teenage
pregnancy strategy. They reviewed systematic reviews, meta-analyses and literature reviews of what works to prevent teenage
pregnancy, which have been published since 1996. To be included reviews needed to meet strict quality criteria. This document was
endorsed by an expert reference group and was subject to external peer review.
Subjects
Young people; Reviews; Teenage pregnancy; Health Development Agency
Date
31 March 2004
Reference
419 c1519-20W;419 c1521-2W; 162493
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House of Commons