§ Mr. Kirkwoodasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the number of abortions performed in Scotland in the first half of 1982 and in the first half of 1983, broken down into residence qualifications of the mother and the category of premises in which each termination was effected.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information is as follows:
Numbers of abortions NHS Non-NHS* Total January-June 1982 Women resident in Scotland 4,165 116 4,281 Non-resident 11 2 13 4,176 118 4,294 January-June 1983 Women resident in Scotland 4,255 98 4,353 Non-resident 4 0 4 4,259 98 4,357 * Places approved by the Secretary of State under section 1(3) of the Abortion Act 1967.