§ Mr. Thurnhamasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the numbers of legal abortions performed in England and Wales from 1981 to 1986 (a) between 13 and 16 weeks gestation inclusive and (b) by main procedure cross tabulated by category of premises.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information requested is published in "Abortion Statistics: series AB" (1981–1985) nos. 8–12,(a) Table 9, (b) for residents only Table 14. Copies of these volumes may be found in the Library.
It should be noted that the correct figures of table 9 of the 1981 volume can be found in the 1982 volume.
§ Mr. Thurnhamasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the numbers of legal abortions performed in England and Wales on women resident in each health and social services board area in Northern Ireland in 1984, 1985 and 1986.
§ Mr. NewtonI shall let my hon. Friend have a reply as soon as possible.