§ Mrs. GormanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the reasons for excluding terminations of pregnancy from the list of goods and services which general practitioner fund holders may purchase elsewhere when they are not available locally; and if she will make a statement.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe list of goods and services is currently limited to procedures which all fund holders are required to purchase on behalf of their patients where clinically indicated. Some general practitioners for ethical reasons are unable to refer patients for termination of pregnancy and such GPs could not be required to purchase these services.
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Numbers of deaths of children under 18 years of age in England and Wales by age and sex registered in the years 1979 to 1991 Year and sex Total deaths Age in years Under 1 1 to 4 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 17 1979 Male 7,420 4,731 641 602 605 841 Female 5,059 3,447 527 368 386 331 1980 Male 7,051 4,471 668 517 546 849 Female 5,038 3,428 518 349 373 370 1981 Male 6,640 4,119 651 447 573 850 Female 4,461 2,902 529 302 368 360 1982 Male 6,317 3,914 652 391 546 814 Female 4,288 2,861 485 253 353 336 1983 Male 5,933 3,654 604 391 514 770 Female 4,160 2,727 489 269 332 343 1984 Male 5,624 3,443 610 348 501 722 Female 3,956 2,594 454 260 302 346 1985 Male 5,651 3,510 638 328 503 672 Female 4,008 2,631 497 260 308 312 1986 Male 5,682 3,724 573 325 380 680 Female 3,890 2,589 491 248 272 290 1987 Male 5,580 3,637 578 309 404 652 Female 3,878 2,635 489 237 246 271 1988 Male 5,639 3,649 587 374 402 627 Female 3,866 2,621 498 232 218 297 1989 Male 5,318 3,368 606 371 337 636 Female 3,641 2,440 472 241 226 262 1990 Male 5,105 3,207 593 333 338 634 Female 3,499 2,357 434 220 230 258 1991 Male 4,771 2,966 554 341 354 556 Female 3,350 2,192 439 248 222 249