§ Mr. KilfedderTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many legal abortions have been performed in Northern Ireland during each of the past 10 years;
(2) how many legal abortions have been performed in Northern Ireland on single women in each of the past 10 years; and if he will state the numbers in each age group.
§ Mr. HanleyWhile the Abortion Act 1967 does not extend to Northern Ireland, therapeutic terminations of pregnancy can be carried out in Northern Ireland hospitals on strictly medical grounds. The number of such540W terminations is not recorded separately in the statistical information on obstetric and gynaecological procedures collected centrally.
§ Mr. KilfedderTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what information he has on the number of pregnant women from Northern Ireland who have had legal abortions in Great Britain.
§ Mr. HanleyI refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply which I gave to the right hon. Member for Strangford (Mr. Taylor) on 14 October 1991,Official Report column 48.