§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what statistics on the annual number of 355W abortions performed in (a) the first 12 weeks of pregnancy and (b) each week from the 12th to 28th week of pregnancy are collected by or on behalf of his Department.
§ Mr. NewtonThe total numbers of notifications of abortions carried out under the Abortion Act 1967 by gestation are given in the table. Statistics on the number of abortions by increments of gestation and by age, category of premises, marital status, type of operation, planned day care, statutory grounds, duration of stay, non-residents, parity, complications, place of residence, and previous abortions under the Act are published in "Abortion Statistics 1986", a copy of which is in the Library.
Number of notifications of abortions carried out under the Abortion Act 1967 by gestation in completed weeks, residents and non-residents England and Wales 1986 Gestation (completed weeks) Number of Abortions 0–11 129,327 12 15,530 13 5,141 14 5,151 15 2,752 16 3,609 17 2,494 18 2,611 19 2,553 20 1,389 21 753 22 876 23 880 24 185 25 11 26 14 27 and over 4 Unknown 6 Total 172,286
§ Mr. Allan RobertsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will detail the number of terminations carried out by the Sefton area health authority for the years 1980 until its abolition in 1982 and for the relevant successor authorities for the years 1982 to 1987; if he will list the number of non-National Health Service terminations by the same authorities for the same periods ; and if he will provide the same information for the 98 area health authorities in England and Wales for the period 1980 to 1982 and for the relevant successor authorities for the period 1982 to 1987.
§ Mr. NewtonStatistics on the numbers of abortions carried out by district health authorities (DHA) are not released. The number of abortions performed in Wales and in each regional health authority in England by category of premises for United Kingdom residents are given in table 20 of the volumes "Abortion Statistics" 1980–1986, copies of which are in the Library. Statistics of the number of abortions to usual residents of DHAs by category of premises are shown in table 24 of the same volumes, and for the Sefton area in the table.
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Number of notifications of abortions carried out under the Abortion Act 1967 to women usually resident in the Sefton area by category of premises—1980–1986 Year Category of premises Total Non-NHS 19801 625 507 19811 604 466 19821 632 325 19832 692 358 19842 746 441 19852 732 424 19862 815 467 1 Northern (Merseyside Sefton) and Southern (Merseyside Sefton) Health Districts 2 Southport and Formby, and South Sefton District Health Authorities