§ 23. Mr. Amessasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many abortions have been carried out in total since the Abortion Act 1967; and how many over the last year.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeBetween 1968 and 1983, 2,123,902 legal abortions were carried out in England and Wales. The provisional number for 1983 was 162,016. Figures for this year are not yet available.