§ Ms. Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the numbers of National Health Service abortions, and of non-National Health Service abortions, performed in England and Wales on women resident in each health area in Northern Ireland in 1984 and 1985 and the estimated numbers of women aged 15 to 44 years resident in each health area in 1984.
§ Mr. NeedhamInformation on abortions carried out in England and Wales to non-residents, including those from Northern Ireland, is to be found in the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys publication "Abortion Statistics", copies of which are available in the Library.
The estimated number of women aged 15 to 44 years resident in each Health and Social Services Board area in 1984 is as follows:
Number Eastern 134,300 Northern 81,800 Southern 59,400 Western 53,200 Northern Ireland Total 328,700