§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many abortions were carried out in Great Britain in the years 1971, 1981 and 1987 in the following categories:(a) under 16 years, (b) 16 to 19 years, (c) 20 to 34 years and (d) 35 years and over; what proportion was carried out in (i) National Health Service hospitals or (ii) private hospitals or others; and if he will break down this information (x) nationally, (y) regionally and (z) for Don Valley constituency.
§ Mr. NewtonAs data for 1987 are not yet available, the tables show figures for 1986. For reasons of maintaining confidentiality, statistics for constituency wards are riot released. The remaining information requested is given in the tables, together with readily available statistics for Doncaster health district and district health authority.
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Age group Category of premises under 16 16–19 20–34 35 and over NHS per cent. non-NHS per cent. Total Trent 353 2,607 5,311 1,535 5,391 54.8 4,446 45.2 9,837 East Anglian 127 960 2,177 632 2,992 76.5 921 23.5 3,913 North West Thames 234 2,798 9,779 1,911 5,967 40.3 8,830 59.7 14,797 North East Thames 271 3,021 9,187 1,745 7,204 50.4 7,092 49.6 14,296 South East Thames 310 2,658 6,793 1,470 5,517 48.8 5,782 51.2 11,299 South West Thames 174 1,955 5,301 1,263 3,364 38.5 5,364 61.5 8,728 Wessex 206 1,505 3,065 863 2,918 51.6 2,738 48.4 5,656 Oxford 160 1,435 3,121 903 2,913 51.6 2,732 48.4 5,645 South Western 212 1,583 3,383 889 4,676 76.5 1,433 23.5 6,109 West Midlands 482 3,809 7,811 2,040 3,011 21.2 11,197 78.8 14,208 Mersey 111 1,521 3,141 726 1,683 30.5 3,837 69.5 5,520 North Western 271 2,387 5,282 1,245 3,836 41.7 5,370 58.3 9,206 Health District: Doncaster 36 231 383 97 629 84.0 120 16.0 749 Year 1971 Great Britain 2,837 23,966 81,040 22,990 59,955 45.0 73,155 55.0 133,110 England and Wales 2,618 22,872 77,481 21,529 53,706 42.4 73,071 57.6 126,777 Scotland 219 1,094 3,559 1,461 6,249 98.7 84 1.3 6,333 Area of usual residence Wales 119 899 2,764 998 3,781 78.8 1,017 21.2 4,798 Hospital regions: Newcastle 140 943 2,779 1,119 4,661 92.2 396 7.8 5,057 Leeds 133 911 2,369 908 2,384 54.3 2,009 45.7 4,393 Sheffield 242 1,398 3,805 1,410 4,038 58.0 2,924 42.0 6,962 East Anglian 105 623 1,867 646 2,424 74.0 853 26.0 3,277 North West Metropolitan 207 2,264 9,464 2,027 6,740 47.0 7,603 53.0 14,343 North East Metropolitan 129 1,245 4,008 1,159 3,715 54.8 3,067 45.2 6,782 South East Metropolitan 196 1,503 4,646 1,229 5,328 69.1 2,387 30.9 7,715 South West Metropolitan 170 1,645 6,475 1,172 3,831 39.6 5,852 60.4 9,683 Wessex 113 636 1,715 564 1,824 59.0 1,265 41.0 3,089 Oxford 114 732 1,846 597 2,026 60.7 1,309 39.3 3,335 South Western 175 1,168 2,761 936 3,569 69.4 1,577 30.6 5,146 Birmingham 238 2,179 5,578 1,645 2,331 23.9 7,436 76.1 9,767 Manchester 167 1,409 4,071 1,336 5,027 70.9 2,068 29.1 7,095 Liverpool 48 621 1,812 597 1,776 56.8 1,352 43.2 3,128