Abortion (Hansard, 13 July 1992)

§ Mr. Alton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the country of residence of women listed as overseas residents in the abortion statistics for the last year in which the information is available.

§ Mr. Sackville
In the publication of abortion statistics, a distinction is made between those abortions carried out on women resident in England and Wales and those on women not resident in England and Wales. Of the latter, the statistics are classified by three main areas of residence: British Isles, other European, and rest of the world. Within each of these three categories, individual countries of residence are shown where the number of abortions to residents of that country exceeds 24. Countries listed in this way are shown in table 25 of the publication "Abortion Statistics 1990", a copy of which is held in the library.
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§ Mr. Alton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the average charge approved by his Department for a non-NHS abortion in 1990.

§ Mr. Sackville
This information is not available in the form requested. The Department approves scales of charges.

§ Mr. Alton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health on what dates in the year preceding 15 November 1991, the South Manchester abortion clinic, Stockport was inspected by her Department; and if she will list the recommendations that were made regarding the clinic in the report produced by her inspectors.

§ Mr. Sackville
The South Manchester private clinic was inspected by the Department's officers on 13 March 1991, and 30 October 1991. The contents of inspection reports are not made public as they contain information which relates or could be related to individual patients.

§ Mr. Alton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what scale of charges she has approved for an abortion conducted in a private clinic through the use of RU486.

§ Mr. Sackville
Information required from places seeking approval under section 1(3) of the Abortion Act 1967 is supplied to the Department on an "in confidence" basis.

§ Mr. Alton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what regulations regarding care of the mother she has made concerning abortions conducted with RU486.

§ Mr. Sackville
I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave the hon. Member for Barking (Ms. Richardson), on 3 July at column746.

§ Mr. Alton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress is being made by her Department in investigating the state of the South Manchester Abortion Clinic Stockport, following the presentation of the report by Stockport health authority dated 15 November 1991 by the hon. Members for Congleton (Mrs. Winterton) and for Liverpool, Mossley Hill to her predecessor.

§ Mr. Sackville
Following the discovery of deficiencies contravening the requirements of the Registered Homes Act 1984, Stockport health authority set the owners of the South Manchester private clinic a strict timetable for completion of remedial work. All necessary work was completed on time.