§ Mrs. Ann WintertonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the next edition of the "Abortion Statistics Monitor" will be published; and what factors account for the interval in publication between it and its predecessor. [34891]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightThe most recent edition of the "Abortion Statistics Monitor", covering legal abortions for the December 1995 quarter, was published on 27 June 1996. The next edition, which will cover the March 1996 quarter, has an expected publication date of 1 October 1996. Publication dates are determined by the date of receipt of HSA4 notification forms by the chief medical officers at the Department of Health and the Welsh Office, and the statistical processing and analyses of the notifications by the Office for National Statistics.
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many legal abortions were performed in England and Wales in each month of 1995. [35091]
§ Mrs. KnightThe data presented for 1995 in the table are provisional as they are based on quarterly returns. Finalised annual figures for 1995 are expected to be published in an annual monitor on legal abortions performed in England and Wales on 10 September 1996.
Total terminations performed in England and Wales 1995 residents and non-residents January 13,913 February 13,938 March 14,890 April 12,138 May 13,403 June 14,191 July 13,803 August 13,825 September 13,224 October 13,521 November 13,372 December 12,229 Total 162,447