HC Deb 16 February 1995 vol 254 cc769-70W
Mrs. Bridget Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many NHS abortions were performed under 13 weeks of pregnancy on women resident in each health board in 1993; and of these operations, how many involved admission and discharge on the same day.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The information is shown in the table below.

NHS therapeutic abortions performed in 1993 with an estimated gestation of under 13 weeks; by health board of residence
Health board of residence Total Number discharged on day of admission
All Areas 9,963 8,846
Argyll and Clyde 518 422
Ayrshire and Arran 633 623
Borders 152 146
Dumfries and Galloway 193 47
Fife 667 576
Forth Valley 445 418
Grampian 1,189 997
Greater Glasgow 1,974 1,858
Highland 405 332
Orkney/Shetland/Western Isles 85 13
Lanarkshire 848 642
Lothian 1,877 1,826
Tayside 977 946

Note:

Abortions performed on Scottish residents in England and Wales are excluded. All figures are provisional.

Mrs. Bridget Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many abortions were performed on women resident in each health board in 1993; and, of these operations, how many were performed in NHS hospitals.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The information requested is shown in the table.

Therapeutic Abortions in 1993; by health board of residence
Health Board of Residence Total Number performed in NHS hospitals
All Areas 11,048 10,922
Argyll and Clyde 601 594
Ayrshire and Arran 671 668
Borders 164 164
Dumfries and Galloway 216 214
Fife 761 759
Forth Valley 493 485
Grampian 1,363 1,317
Greater Glasgow 2,142 2,115
Highland 453 451
Orkney/Shetland/Western Isles 96 96
Lanarkshire 906 896
Lothian 2,093 2,084
Tayside 1,089 1,079

Abortions performed on Scottish residents in England and Wales are excluded. All figures are provisional.