§ Mr. William Priceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give an estimate of the number of girls who travelled to this country during 1972 for the purpose of having a private abortion.
§ Mr. AlisonIt is estimated that during 1972 there were about 51,000 legal abortions performed in England and Wales outside the National Health Service on women usually resident elsewhere.
§ Mr. William Priceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average confinement after an abortion on the National Health Service.
§ Mr. AlisonDuring the first three-quarters of 1972, the median duration of stay for patients having abortions in National Health Service hospitals in England and Wales was 3¼ days.