§ LORD AVEBURYasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many abortions were performed in hospitals administered under the National Health Service and private clinics approved under the 1967 Act respectively, and what was the total in each of the years from 1967 to 1971 inclusive; and whether in the case of each year they will state the percentage of the total number carried out in National Health Service hospitals.
§ LORD ABERDAREFigures are available only from April 27, 1968, when the Abortion Act came into effect. They are as follows: