§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many women travel from Northern Ireland to Great Britain each year for an abortion; and if he has any plans to make the Abortion Act 1967 applicable to Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. PriorThe numbers of women from Northern Ireland who had legal abortions carried out in Great Britain in the past five years are as follows:
Numbers 1978 1,316 1979 1,426 1980 1,566 1981 1,447 1982 *l,510 * Provisional. The Government have no plans to extend the Abortion Act 1967 to Northern Ireland.