§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many abortions have been carried out in Great Britain on women from Northern Ireland and on women from the Republic of Ireland, respectively, during each of the past 10 years.
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§ Sir George YoungThe information is as follows:
Numbers of abortions carried out on women from Northern Ireland and Eire in Great Britain from 1969 to 1979 Year Northern Eire 1969* 97 122 1970 200 261 1971 649 579 1972 776 975 1973 1,007 1,195 1974 1,093 1,421 1975 1,115 1,575 1976 1,142 1,822 1977 1,246 2,185 1978 1,316 2,549 1979* 1,430 2,770 * For 1969 and 1979, figures relate to numbers of notifications received during the period