§ Mr. Emrys Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the total figures of abortions in Scotland known to the health authorities and police; and the figures for each city and county.
§ Mr. J. StuartApart from cases coming to their knowledge incidentally in other connections, local authorities have no information on the subject. Ten cases of procuring abortion were made known to the police in 1952 in the following police areas:
Aberdeen City … … … 2 Edinburgh … … … 1 Glasgow … … … 4 Fife … … … 1 Lanark County … … … 2