HC Deb 15 September 2004 vol 424 c1632W
Mrs. Iris Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the number of terminations performed in the Province in each of the last 10 years. [187453]

Angela Smith

The following table provides figures for the number of medical abortions recorded in Northern Ireland hospitals for each year from 1995 (the earliest year available) to 2003 (the latest year available)

Number
1995 72
1996 64
1997 80
1998 71
1999 76
2000 82
2001 75
2002 76
2003 (Provisional) 73