§ Mr. Chopeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of legal abortions, broken down between National Health Service and non-National Health Service, to women usually resident in the area of the Southampton and South-West Hampshire district health authority in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe table shows the numbers of notifications of abortions carried out under the Abortion Act 1967 to women usually resident in the Southampton and South-West Hampshire health area for 1980 to 1985 by category of premises.
The figures for 1985 are provisional as they exclude late notifications for 1985 received after the end of January 1986.
Legal abortions: usual residents of Southampton and South-West Hampshire health area, by category of premises 1980–1985 Category of premises National Health Service non-National Health Service 1980 650 192 1981 790 191 1982 708 192 1983 700 231 1984 755 212 *1985 816 234 * provisional.