§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report details showing the number of abortions carried out each year since the passing of the Abortion Act in 1967 in each of the hospitals providing this service which come within the jurisdiction of the Lanarkshire Area Health Board.
§ Mr. Harry EwingStatistics of abortions carried out under the terms of the 1967 Abortion Act are not published for individual hospitals. The information for the area of the Lanarkshire Health Board is:
1968 (part) 70 1969 170 1970 218 1971 250 1972 239 1973 294 1974 346 1975 339 1976 327