HL Deb 22 December 1982 vol 437 c1156WA
Lord Houghton of Sowerby

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Why it is necessary for over 1,000 women to come over from Northern Ireland to Britain for abortions.

The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (The Earl of Gowrie)

One factor may be that the Abortion Act 1967 does not extend to Northern Ireland.