§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many abortions were completed in the Edinburgh area in each of the following years 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1974, respectively; and how many babies were born in Edinburgh during each of these years.
§ Mr. William RossStatistics on abortion are available only since the Abortion Act 1967 came into effect. Birth statistics are compiled on the basis of mothers resident in Edinburgh and, for purposes of comparison, the abortion statistics shown below are on the same basis:
Year Abortions Live Births 1968 256* 7,529 1969 609 6,897 1970 796 6,551 1971 908 6,350 1972 1,074 5,795 1973 991 5,409 1974 913 5,607 * Part year.