§ Lord Braine of Wheatleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many abortions were performed after the 24th week of gestation in each week of the last three years for which figures are available.
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Chief Executive of the Office for National Statistics, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter to Lord Braine of Wheatley from the Director of the Office for National Statistics, Dr. T. Holt, dated 10 November 1997:
I have been asked to reply, as the Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), to your recent question on abortion figures.
The latest information for residents and non-residents of England and Wales is available in Table D for 1993 and 1994, and table DI for 1995, in the OPCS/ONS publication Abortion Statistics. Series AB Nos. 20-22.
Copies of these publications are available in the House of Lords Library.