§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many abortions were notified as being carried out in England and Wales in the first quarters of 1973, 1974 and 1975 on women whose normal place of residence was, respectively, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Eire, France, West Germany, Spain, Belgium, Italy and other countries.
§ Dr. OwenThe numbers of abortions were as follows:
Country of woman's normal residence March quarter 1973 1974* 1975* England and Wales 29,213 29,542 27,845 Northern Ireland 238 296 282 Eire 283 345 407 France 8,366 9,679 7,424 West Germany 3,499 2,253 1,099 Spain 304 591 949 Belgium 506 215 119 Italy 216 418 1,001 Other countries 832 872 768 * Provisional