§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the names and addresses of those places in Scotland approved for the termination of 156W pregnancies under the Abortion Act 1967, from the prospectus of which he required information and assurances regarding prices paid by patients before giving his approval.
§ Mr. FairgrieveInformation and assurances about prices paid by patients in places approved for the termination of pregnancies are normally sought only where six or more beds or 25 per cent. —whichever is the lesser—of the total bed complement are approved abortion beds. None of the places approved by my right hon. Friend in Scotland comes within this definition.
§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the names and addresses of those places in Scotland approved to terminate pregnancies under the Abortion Act 1967 from the owners of which he did not require assurances about prices charged; how many approved abortion beds each such place has; how many abortions were performed in each place in the years 1975 to 1979; and if he will give details of the charges made.
§ Mr. FairgrieveFor reasons of confidentiality, numbers of abortions carried out in individual hospitals or clinics in the public or private sector are not published. My right hon. Friend does not collect information on the charges made for abortions in approved places. The rest of the information is set out in the table below.
Name of Place Approved for Termination of Pregnancy No. of Approved Beds. The Edinburgh Private Clinic, 19–21 Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh EH3 7RM 2 Stirling and District Nursing Home, 18 Park Terrace, Stirling 2 St. John Nursing Home, 21 Albyn Place, Aberdeen 2 Moat Brae Nursing Home Ltd., George Street, Dumfries 1 Nuffield McAlpin Clinic, Beaconsfield Road, Glasgow G12 OPJ 2 Fernbrae Nursing Home Ltd., 329 Perth Road, Dundee DD2 1EQ 1
§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many abortions in each year from 1970 to 1980 have been performed in National Health Service hospitals but involved payment by the patient; in how many of these cases an overnight stay in a pay bed was involved; and how many involved out-patient treatment.
§ Mr. FairgrieveThis information is not held centrally.