§ Mr. Nigel EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many abortions have been performed by the NHS in each year since 1979.
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§ Mr. SackvilleThe information is shown in the table; 1991 is the last complete year for which information is available, 1992 data (January-March) are provisional.
Number of abortions performed in NHS facilities and in non-NHS facilities under agency agreement England and Wales 1979–1992 Year Number of NHS abortions Number of "Agency" abortions 1979 55,767 Data not available before 1981
1980 60,818 1981 61,276 2,343 1982 62,532 4,425 1983 62,817 4,620 1984 64,926 4,916 1985 65,254 5,938 1986 67,529 6,839 1987 69,505 8,804 1988 69,177 9,380 1989 70,786 9,207 1990 73,582 9,720 1991 75,245 9,208 19921 19,301 2,881 1 Provisional January-March 1992.