Factories (Glasgow)

HC Deb 12 June 1978 vol 951 cc343-4W

Mr. Craigen

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions have

Year	…	Therapeutic abortions (see note 2)	Other abortions (see note 3)	Total of columns 2 and 3	Hospital discharges after abortion (see note 4)
1	…	2	3	4	5
1961	…				6,480
1962	…				6,741
1963	…				6,531
1964	…				6,978
1965	…				7,443
1966	…				6,561
1967	…				6,943
1963	…	1,504	6,364	7,868
1969	…	3,489	6,121	9,610
1970	…	5,177	6,127	11,304
1971	…	6,249	5,335	11,584
1972	…	7,510	5,262	12,772
1973	…	7,454	4,692	12,146
1974	…	7,436	4,171	11,607
1975	…	7,172	3,271	10,443

Notes:

1. No figures are available before 1961. Reliable information about therapeutic abortions is available only from 1968.

2. The figures in column 2 are based on notifications made under the Abortion Act 1967 in respect of abortions carried out in all NHS hospitals.

3. The figures in column 3 are those for non-therapeutic abortions derived from hospital in-patient statistics. These statistics do not cover maternity units; and thus the small number of abortions managed in maternity units are not included.

4. Column 5 covers the period prior to the commencement of the 1967 Act and gives figures of all discharges after abortion from NHS hospitals, excluding maternity units. No reliable division between therapeutic and non-therapeutic abortions is available for this period

been held concerning the role of the Scottish Development Agency in the provision of factories below 5,000 square feet in the Glasgow area, in the light of the fact that the majority of inquiries to the district council for factory accommodation are for such Scottish units.

Mr. Gregor MacKenzie

I am given to understand by the Agency that they have now had several discussions with the Glasgow District Council and the Strathclyde Regional Council about the entire range of services which they can provide in the Glasgow area, and that these discussions have specifically dealt with the provision of factories. The Agency recognise that the greatest demand is now for smaller factories, and in the past year have concentrated on building these.