§ Mr. David Steelasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of deaths attributed to abortion in Scotland for each of the years 1969 to 1974 inclusive; and what was the maternal mortality rate excluding abortion in Scotland for the corresponding period.
§ Mr. William RossThe figures are given in the following table:
Year Number of deaths attributed to abortion Maternal mortality rate (excluding abortion) per 10,000 live births 1969 3 1.1 1970 — 1.9 1971 2 1.4 1972 3 1.3 1973 2 1.9 1974 7 2.0
§ Mr. David Steelasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many abortions 810W were notified as being carried out in Scotland in the second quarters of 1973, 1974 and 1975, respectively.
§ Mr. William RossThe figures for the second quarters of these years were as follows:
Year Number of abortions notified 1973 1,922 1974 1,934 1975 (provisional) 1,771