HC Deb 17 January 1972 vol 829 cc90-1W
Dr. Stuttaford

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how long patients who had abortions between the 16th and 24th week of pregnancy have to wait for admission to hospital.

Mr. Alison

I regret that this information is not available.

Mr. David Steel

asked the Secretary of State for Social Service how many married women had National Health Service abortions in England and Wales in 1970; and of these how many were also sterilised.

Mr. Alison

The figures (married women resident in England and Wales) are 25,601 and 12,467.

Mr. David Steel

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many women in England and Wales had abortions with sterilisation and how many without sterilisation in 1970; and for each of these categories how many deaths were attributed to the operation, and how many to other causes.

Mr. Alison

The figures are as follows:

Women resident in England and Wales
with without
with sterilisation without sterilisation
Legally induced abortions in 1970 13,946 62,016
Deaths attributed to the operation 5 6
Deaths attributed to other causes 3