§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report details showing the number of abortions carried out since the passing of the Abortion Act 1967 in each area health board in Scotland, at the most recent convenient date.
§ Mr. Harry EwingThe number of abortions notified in Scotland under the Abortion Act 1967 between April 1968 (when the Act came into force) and December 1976 is as follows:
Health Board Number Argyll & Clyde 3,900 Ayrshire & Arran 2,682 Borders — Dumfries & Galloway 1,214 Fife 3,071 Forth Valley 1,916 Grampian 7,262 Greater Glasgow 10,338 Highland 2,704 Islands* 132 Lanarkshire 2,253 Lothian 12,138 Tayside 6,320 SCOTLAND 53,930 *Islands consists of Orkney, Shetland Western Isles Health Boards.