HC Deb 05 February 1969 vol 777 cc132-3W
Mr. Brian Parkyn

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many abortions were carried out under the Abortion Act, 1967, in hospitals in Bedfordshire each month during 1968.

Mr. Ennals

Following are the numbers of notifications received in the first four months of operation of the Act.

May 21
June 20
July 26
August 21

Mr. Brian Parkyn

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many legal abortions were carried out in Bedfordshire during 1968 per thousand population; and how this compares with the average figure for England and Wales over the same period.

Mr. Ennals

On the basis of notifications received from May to August, 0.6 per thousand persons, compared with 0.7 for England and Wales.

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