§ Mr. David Steelasked the Minister of Health if he will publish a table in the OFFICIAL REPORT showing the annual number of abortions carried out in National Health Service hospitals in England and Wales from 1960 to 1967.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonEstimates of the numbers of therapeutic abortions carried out in National Health Service hospitals in England and Wales, derived from the sample Hospital In-Patient Inquiry, are as follows. I regret that data are not yet available for 1967.
1960 2,040 1961 2,280 1962 2,830 1963 2,580 1964 3,300 1965 4,530 1966 6,380 ICD (Seventh Revision) Nos. 650.1, 651.1, 652.1.