§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many abortions were notified as being carried out in England from 1st January to 30th June, 1972, on women whose normal place of residence was given as Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. AlisonThe latest figure available is 188 for the period 1st January to 31st March, 1972. I will write to the hon. Member as soon as the figure for the June quarter is available.
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many abortions were notified as being carried out in England during the period 27th April to 31st December, 1968, the years 1969, 1970 and 1971 and 1st January to 30th June, 1972, on women whose normal place of residence was given as the Republic of Ireland; and what was their marital condition and age.
§ Mr. AlisonAvailable figures are as follows:
information collected in the Population Census.
§ Sir K. JosephMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland and I received the reports of the British Computer Society and of the Royal Statistical 279W Society on the security of the 1971 Census in mid-September. We are arranging for the publication, in due course, of a report on the societies' findings and the Government's comments on them.