§ Mrs. Colquhounasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if, in view of recent replies from her Department about induced childbirth quoting 1972 statistics as the only available ones, she will now, as a matter of urgency, seek to up-date the statistics to the end of 1975, in the light of the importance of this information being made public at a time when induction births are thought to be increasing.
§ Dr. OwenMy Department is considering what might be practicably done to hasten the preparation of later figures.