§ Miss Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many of the deaths in England and Wales recorded in (a) 1978 and (b) 1979 as due to abortion were from abortions induced for medical or other legal reasons; how many were from spontaneous abortion; how many were from other causes, including illegal abortion; and in how many cases death followed a main diagnosis of illegal abortion or the abortion was recorded as induced but not otherwise specified.
§ Dr. VaughanThe available information from death registration for England and Wales is as follows:
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Type of Abortion Number of deaths 1978 1979 Legal 5 2 Spontaneous — 1 Illegal — — Unspecified — 2 TOTAL 5 5
§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will list the names and addresses of those places approved by him in England and Wales under the terms of the Abortion Act 1967 that have special permission to terminate pregnancies of more than 20 weeks' duration; and what prices were charged to patients for terminating pregnancies of 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26 weeks gestational periods that were performed at each of the places in the years 1975 to 1980, respectively;
(2) if he will list the names and addresses of those places in England and Wales approved to terminate pregnancies under the Abortion Act 1967 of which he required information and assurances regarding prices paid by patients before giving approval; if he will detail against each the cost to the patients before giving approval; if he will detail against each the cost to the patients at 10, 12, 14, 16, and 18 weeks of pregnancy, respectively, and whether there can be extra costs; how many approved beds each has; how many abortions were performed by each in the years 1975 to 1980, respectively; and what were the periods of gestation for operations performed in the years 1975 to 1980, respectively;
(3) if he will list the names and addresses of those places in England and Wales approved to terminate pregnancies under the Abortion Act 1967 in which he does not require assurances about the prices charged for abortion operations; how many approved abortion beds each has; how many abortions were performed by each in the years 1975 to 1980, respectively; and if he will give all available information about the prices charged to patients.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinThe 60 places listed below are currently approved for the purposes of section 1(3) of the Abortion Act 1967 for treatment for the termination of pregnancy. Places approved for the termination of pregnancies of more than 20 weeks' duration and those required to give information on fees charged to patints are indicated on the list. The remainder of the information requested could not be provided without disproportionate cost.
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Premises No. of Approved Beds Fitzroy Nuffield Nursing Home 10–12 Bryanston Square London W1H 8BB 4 Welbeck Private Clinic 27 Welbeck Street London W1* 5 London Private Hospital 31–35 Langham Street London WIN 6LE*† 50 Park View Clinic 87 Mattock Lane Ealing London W5† 30 Royal Masonic Hospital Ravenscourt Park London W6 0TN 4 The Avenue Clinic 12 Avenue Road St. John's Wood London NW8 6BP† 25 Brentwood Nuffield Nursing Home Shenfield Road Brentwood Essex 2 Fairfield Nursing Home 88 Russell Road Buckhurst Hill Essex† 29 North London Nuffield Hospital Cavell Drive Upland Park Road Enfield EN2 7PR 2 "Rosslyn" 15–17 Rosslyn Road East Twickenham Middlesex TW1 2AR† 37 New Victoria Hospital, 184 Coombe Lane West Kingston-upon-Thames Surrey KT2 7EG 2 Woking Nuffield Nursing Home Shores Road Woking Surrey 2 211W
Premises No. of Approved Beds Raleigh Nursing Home 1A Raleigh Gardens Brixton Hill London SW2† 16 The New Cross Nursing Home 415 New Cross Road London SE14*† 13 Leigham Private Clinic 76 Leigham Court Road London SWl6*† 23 Avenue Clinic 14 New Church Road Hove Sussex 6 Sussex Nuffield Nursing Home 55 New Church Road Hove Sussex 2 Wistons Nursing Home 138 Dyke Road Brighton Sussex BN1 5PA*† 51 Victoria House Victoria Street Rochester Kent† 6 Tunbridge Wells Nuffield Nursing Home Kingswood Road Tunbridge Wells Kent 2 HRH Princess Christian's Nursing Home 12 Clarence Road Windsor Berks SL4 5BR 5 Slough Nuffield Nursing Home Wexham Street Slough SL3 6NH 2 The Acland Nursing Home Banbury Road Oxford OX2 6PD 2 The Gables Nursing Home Wendover Road Aylesbury Bucks 3 Sarum Road Private Nursing Home Sarum Road Winchester Hampshire 4 Wessex Nuffield Hospital Winchester Road Chandlers Ford Eastleigh Hampshire 2 Lansdown Nursing Home Lansdown Grove Bath BA1 5EL 3 Chesterfield Nursing Home Clifton Hill Bristol BS8 1BP 5 Exeter Nuffield Nursing Home Wonford Road Exeter EX2 6PD 2 The Torbay Clinic St. Luke's Road South Torquay Devon 3 Plymouth Nuffield Nursing Home Derriford Road Plymouth PL6 8BG 2 Cotswold Nuffield Nursing Home Talbot Road Cheltenham Glos 2 Somerset Nuffield Nursing Home Staplegrove Elm Taunton Somerset 2 Evelyn Nursing Home Trumpington Road Cambridge 4 Ipswich Surgical Home 57 Fonnereau Road Ipswich Suffolk 2 Edgbaston Nursing Home 22 Somerset Road Birmingham B15 2QD 4 Calthorpe Nursing Home 4 Arthur Road Edgbaston Birmingham 15† 22 Robert Nursing Home 162 Station Road Kings Norton Birmingham 30*† 14 Blackdown Nursing Home Old Milverton Lane Blackdown Leamington Spa† 39 Wye Valley Nuffield Nursing Home Venns Lane Hereford 2 Salop Nuffield Nursing Home Longden Road Shrewsbury SY3 9DP 2 St. Wilfrid's Nursing Home 51 Bawtry Road Bessacarr Doncaster 2 The Leicester Clinic Scraptoft Lane Leicester LE5 1HY 4 Beechwood Private Clinic Norton Church Road Norton Sheffield 8† 20 Huddersfield Nuffield Nursing Home Birkby Hall Road Huddersfield HD2 2BL 3 Duchy House Nursing Home Queen's Road Harrogate HG2 0HF 2 Belvedere Nursing Home Belvedere Road Scarborough Y011 2UT 3 Hull Nuffield Nursing Home Westbourne Avenue Hull HU5 3EP 2 Fallodon Private Nursing Home 4 Allerton Park Leeds† 21 Merseyside Nursing Home 32 Parkfield Road Liverpool† 30 South Manchester Private Clinic 136–8 Chester Road Hazel Grove Stockport SK7 6HE† 12 Grosvenor Nuffield Nursing Home Wrexham Road Chester 2 Newcastle Nuffield Nursing Home Osborne Avenue Jesmond Newcastle-upon-Tyne 2 Highfield Private Nursing Home and Rochdale Private Surgical Unit Manchester Road Rochdale Greater Manchester OL11 4LX 6
Premises No. of Approved Beds North Staffordshire Nuffield Hospital Clayton Road Newcastle-under-Lyme Staffordshire 2 Clifton Lane Nursing Home Clifton Lane Rotherham South Yorks S65 2AJ 4 Wolverhampton Nuffield Hospital Wood Road Tettenhall Wolverhampton 2 Mid-Yorkshire Nuffield Hospital Outwood Lane Horsforth Leeds 2 Nightingale BUPA Hospital (Nuffield) 19 Lisson Grove London NW1 2 Salisbury Independent Hospital and Medical Services Ltd. New Hall Hospital Bodenham Salisbury Wiltshire 4 Notes
* Specially approved to carry out late terminations after the 20th week of gestation.
† Places from which information on charges to abortion patients is required before approval.
§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many abortions in each of the years 1970 to 1980, respectively, have been performed in National Health Service premises in England and Wales that have involved payment by the patient; in how many of these procedures an overnight stay in a pay bed was involved; and in how many it was out-patient treatment.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinThe information requested is not available.