§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many abortions were performed on women aged(a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 in England and Wales in each year since 2000; and if he will make a statement; [174520]
(2) how many abortions among women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 there were in each year since 2000, broken down by strategic health authority; and if he will make a statement. [174524]
§ Bob SpinkTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many abortions in those aged(a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 there were in each year since 2000; [174460]
(2) how many abortions were carried out on women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i)19 in the Essex Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000. [174574]
§ Sir Teddy TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many abortions were performed on women aged(a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years in each year since 2000; [174505]
(2) how many abortions among women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years there were in the Essex Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000. [174512]
§ Ann WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many abortions among women aged(a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years there were in the Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000. [174952]
§ Mr. GoodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many abortions among women aged(a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years there were in the Thames Valley Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000. [175387]
§ Mr. FlookTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many abortions among women aged(a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years there were in the Dorset and Somerset Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000. [175624]
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§ Mrs. RoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many abortions among women aged(a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (1) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years there were in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000. [174886]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonI refer the hon. Members to the response I gave to my hon. Friends the Members for Workington (Tony Cunningham) and for Heywood and Middleton (Jim Dobbin) today.
§ Jim DobbinTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the circumstances under which a girl under 16 years of age may obtain an abortion without pa rental consent. [175791]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonAn abortion can only ever be carried out where two doctors are satisfied that one of the grounds for a lawful termination, as set out in the Abortion Act 1967, is met.
Health professionals can provide medical advice, treatment and examination, including abortion, for young people aged under 16. However they must be satisfied before doing so, that the young person is competent to consent to the treatment, by being of sufficient understanding and intelligence to enable him or her to understand fully the proposed treatment. Health professionals work within an established legal and guidance framework which involves assessing the young person's competence to understand the choices they are making and in particular encouraging them to talk to their parents. All health professionals are bound by their professional code and legal obligations as to confidentiality, which apply to patients under 16 as well as older patients.
The duty of confidentiality is not, however, absolute. In the rare cases when a health professional believes that there is a risk to the health, safety or welfare of a young person or others which is so serious as to outweigh the young person's right to privacy, they should follow locally agreed child protection protocols, as outlined in "Working together to safeguard Children".
§ Tony CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many abortions among women aged(a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 there were in West Cumbria Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000; [175419]
(2) how many abort ions on women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e)15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years there were in each year since 2000. [175521]
§ Jim DobbinTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many abortions among women of 19 years and under there were in Greater Manchester Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000, broken down by age; [175785]
(2) how many abortions in women of 19 years and under there were in each year since 2000, broken down by age. [175788]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe available information is shown in the tables.
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Number of abortions to women under age 20 by strategic health authority of residence, 2000 Age Strategic health authority <14 14 15 16 17 18 19 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 8 23 76 174 236 298 269 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 22 70 140 219 268 280 Essex 6 25 68 159 199 268 265 North West London 7 31 88 203 357 403 568 North Central London 4 26 59 159 230 324 409 North East London 8 43 124 213 368 450 494 South East London 14 38 95 234 349 460 532 South West London 9 21 74 151 215 291 338 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 2 29 101 162 229 261 275 County Durham and Tees Valley 4 21 71 108 160 179 195 North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 7 28 90 164 238 272 262 West Yorkshire 5 38 97 211 307 328 360 Cumbria and Lancashire 3 29 116 205 293 355 320 Greater Manchester 5 38 145 328 419 551 569 Cheshire and Merseyside 5 35 114 284 407 495 503 Thames Valley 7 34 96 225 259 307 396 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 21 79 147 236 245 310 Kent and Medway 3 26 77 139 233 254 285 Surrey and Sussex 2 37 100 215 331 368 419 Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 8 34 100 180 256 294 372 South West Peninsula 4 24 59 133 198 214 224 Somerset and Dorset 3 14 57 85 161 163 144 South Yorkshire 4 26 91 159 184 222 251 Trent 6 44 108 241 331 357 447 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 6 21 74 150 201 248 290 Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 29 84 152 209 235 236 Birmingham and the Black Country 14 49 154 267 432 530 570 Coventry, Warwickshire, Hereford and Worcestershire 4 30 91 173 233 287 335 SHA not known 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Wales 7 50 141 277 404 528 512 England and Wales Total 161 886 2,700 5,439 7,895 9,455 10,430 534W535W
2001 Age Strategic Heath Authority <14 14 15 16 17 18 19 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 6 27 71 168 246 286 303 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 25 80 137 219 255 292 Essex 6 18 66 154 218 270 290 North West London 7 24 90 196 331 466 588 North Central London 3 29 63 162 265 325 445 North East London 5 38 112 267 363 487 554 South East London 13 38 121 287 406 500 584 South West London 5 21 71 145 247 246 318 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 3 32 89 157 214 259 237 County Durham and Tees Valley 3 26 57 111 164 188 170 North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 32 68 154 231 255 244 West Yorkshire 8 31 89 210 268 351 362 Cumbria and Lancashire 5 38 113 196 283 312 318 Greater Manchester 6 57 142 299 458 517 511 Cheshire and Merseyside 6 34 108 295 395 448 471 Thames Valley 3 24 79 196 286 348 420 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 32 88 140 239 277 336 Kent and Medway 6 30 80 169 228 279 281 Surrey and Sussex 5 34 97 219 302 373 397 Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 6 39 82 185 290 308 398 South West Peninsula 4 24 76 114 204 239 229 Somerset and Dorset 4 13 37 132 153 159 167 South Yorkshire 3 34 77 158 183 221 244 Trent 7 38 131 240 298 378 395 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 2 26 51 143 206 255 278 Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 22 57 180 209 217 210 Birmingham and the Black Country 12 54 145 315 439 504 517 Coventry, Warwickshire, Hereford and Worcestershire 3 26 89 179 225 277 295 Wales 5 51 163 344 394 465 497 England and Wales total 148 917 2,592 5,652 7,964 9,465 10,351
20021 Age Strategic health authority <14 14 15 16 17 18 19 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 6 23 73 168 217 266 269 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 22 57 144 208 225 264 Essex 3 14 64 136 239 256 248 North West London 9 28 79 211 338 403 490 North Central London 11 25 69 170 283 325 388 North East London 6 37 104 255 394 475 540 South East London 11 31 123 298 389 477 555 South West London 4 25 71 160 214 279 312 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 6 23 78 138 205 236 242 County Durham and Tees Valley 5 18 73 111 177 151 185 North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 27 82 137 221 246 252 West Yorkshire 5 41 104 188 262 336 362 Cumbria and Lancashire 7 37 90 192 275 271 305 Greater Manchester 2 35 129 280 403 484 482 Cheshire and Merseyside 4 41 111 252 396 425 449 Thames Valley 5 17 105 195 278 340 395 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 27 75 139 244 263 328 Kent and Medway 6 20 71 152 207 254 269 Surrey and Sussex 3 18 87 190 295 325 398 Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 22 81 187 263 330 337 South West Peninsula 2 24 62 111 225 207 238 Somerset and Dorset 5 14 48 85 161 180 158 South Yorkshire 5 35 94 182 191 215 229 Trent 6 42 121 218 328 355 409 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 4 31 56 136 219 244 283 Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 20 80 143 186 228 242 Birmingham and the Black Country 8 33 135 267 395 478 558 Coventry, Warwickshire, Hereford and Worcestershire 5 28 90 184 230 281 281 SHA not known 1 2 13 19 50 53 75 Wales 4 39 132 260 392 449 451 England and Wales total 158 799 2,557 5,308 7,885 9,057 9,994 1Provisional data. Source: Produced by Statistics Division, Department of Health.
§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many abortions there were in women aged 11 to 19 years in each year since 2000 in the Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Avon Strategic Health Authority, broken down by age. [176122]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonI refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave my hon. Friends the Members for Workington (Tony Cunningham) and for Heywood and Middleton (Jim Dobbin) today.