§ Mr. Corbettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what numbers of therapeutic abortions occurred in National Health Service hospitals in each of the years from 1967 to 1977 inclusive; and what was the average duration of stay in hospital for each of those years for National Health Service patients and non-National Health Service patients, respectively;
(2) what was the estimated total number of discharges from National Health Service hospitals after abortion in England for each year from 1967 to 1977 inclusive; what number was following therapeutic abortion; and what number following other categories of abortion;
(3) what numbers and percentages of births took place in National Health Service hospitals in each year from 1967 to 1977, inclusive; and what was the average duration of stay in hospital for each of those years;
(4) what were the numbers of illegitimate births in England and Wales for each of the years 1967 to 1977, inclusive.