HC Deb 26 October 1987 vol 121 c28W
Mr. Nicholas Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list for each Welsh district health authority area the number of abortions undertaken in each year since 1967.

Mr. Grist

The numbers of legally induced abortions, notified under the Abortion Act 1967, by district health authority area of woman's usual residence for the years 1974–1986, are given in the following table:

Health Authority Waiting list (31 March 1987)
Pembrokeshire 187
Gwent 745
Gwynedd 247
Mid Glamorgan 1,026
Powys
South Glamorgan 502
West Glamorgan 880

Information on the number of these people who are waiting for an operation is not available centrally.