§ 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. Newton[pursuant to his reply, 6 April 1987, c. 108]: The table shows the information which is available without incurring disproportionate cost.
Number of notifications of legal abortions carried out in England and Wales, to residents of Northern Ireland by County and/or County Borough1 1984–86 County/County Borough1 of usual residence 1984 1985 21986 Antrim 330 369 423 Armagh 101 113 89 Down 246 296 323 Fermanagh 43 63 45 Londonderry and Londonderry County Borough 150 155 166 Tyrone 147 125 135 Belfast County Borough 500 505 536 Ulster or Northern Ireland not otherwise specified 13 11 8 Total 1,530 1,637 1,725 1 Pre-1974 boundaries. 2Includes notifications received by end of February 1987— provisional.