§ Mr. Carter-Jones asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the number of pregnancies terminated in 1980 because of (a) maternal rubella disease (b) maternal rubella contact and (c) maternal rubella immunisation; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg:The information requested should be available in December.
Mr. Carter-Jones asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many cases of rubella were reported in 1980; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg:The weekly rate per 100,000 of the population of cases reported in 1980 was 5.2. This is a lower incidence than the rates of 8.7 in 1979 and 13.4 in 1978.