§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will publish details of the number of sterilisations carried out (a) on a one-off basis and (b) with other procedures, for each region;
184W(2) how many sterilisations have been carried out within each National Health Service region for each year since 1972, giving separate figures for each sex;
(3) what is the cost to the National Health Service of male and female sterilisations, giving separate figures for each region;
(4) what is the average time spent in hospital by women having sterilisation operations, giving separate figures for each region;
(5) if he will make a statement outlining fees received by surgeons and others, for carrying out sterilisations.