HC Deb 28 April 1972 vol 835 c375W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many abortions have been notified as being carried out in England on women whose normal place of residence was given as Northern Ireland for each of the following periods, 27th April to 31st December, 1968, and the whole of 1969. 1970 and 1971.

Mr. Alison

Available figures are as follows:

LEGALLY INDUCED ABORTIONS PERFORMED IN ENGLAND ON WOMEN WHOSE NORMAL PLACE OF RESIDENCE WAS GIVEN AS NORTHERN IRELAND
1968 (27th April to 31st December) 36
1969 96
1970 199
1971 (1st January to 30th September) 479
(provisional)