HC Deb 20 March 1996 vol 274 cc245-6W
Ms Harman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many abortions were carried out in each month from January 1995 to March 1996. [21012]

Mr. Horam

The data presented are provisional as they are based on quarterly returns. Data for the remainder of 1995 through to March 1996 are not currently available for release.

Total terminations performed in England and Wales
1995
January 13,913
February 13,938
March 14,890
April 12,138
May 13,403
June 14,191
Total 82,473
Domiciliary visits
Thousands
1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
England 30.3 32.3 29.0 29.3 37.3
Northern 1.8 1.2 1.2 1.9 1.8
Yorkshire 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.1 1.5
Trent 1.5 2.2 1.7 1.4 1.3
East Anglia 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.0
North West Thames 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7
North East Thames 4.9 6.2 4.0 3.9 2.8
South East Thames 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.4
South West Thames 2.3 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.1
Wessex 4.0 4.1 4.0 3.8 11.8
Oxford 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.5
South Western 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
West Midlands 4.8 5.4 5.5 4.9 6.0
Mersey 2.2 2.0 1.4 1.7 1.3
North Western 3.3 3.7 3.8 4.0 4.2
Clinic attendances
Thousands
1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
England 2,321.6 2,282.1 2,282.3 2,314.7 2,363.4
Northern 151.4 146.6 148.6 145.8 147.4
Yorkshire 166.6 169.6 162.7 162.4 166.6
Trent 196.6 203.6 193.8 201.5 210.1
East Anglia 65.3 63.0 64.4 67.7 59.7
North West Thames 201.4 196.8 204.7 197.2 218.1
North East Thames 231.7 212.9 207.4 208.6 199.8
South East Thames 194.4 199.3 199.2 212.2 223.2
South West Thames 172.0 163.2 163.9 155.6 154.6
Wessex 124.5 126.7 130.4 132.0 138.6
Oxford 90.7 82.7 91.2 93.1 94.8

Ms Harman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many women died as a result of abortion operations in each of the last five years. [21014]

Mr. Horam

The latest data are available for the years 1989–1993 inclusive.

Number of deaths (England and Wales)
1989 1
1990 1
1991 0
1992 1
1993 1

The data are presently published in the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys annual reference volume "Abortion Statistics 1993", Her Majesty's Stationery Office publication 1994.