§ Mr. David Youngasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many abortions were carried out under the National Health Service in each of the last five years.
§ Sir George YoungThe numbers are shown in the following table.
National Health Service hospital abortions residents and non-residents, all ages, 1976 to 1980 Year Residents Non-residents Total 1976 50,569 205 50,774 1977 52,530 202 52,732 1978 55,040 207 55,247 1979 55,558 209 55,767 1980* 60,242 221 60,463 * Notifications.