HC Deb 26 October 1987 vol 121 c27W
Mr. Ron Davies

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many applications for forestry planting licences in Wales were objected to by (a) local authorities, (b) statutory bodies and (c) other bodies, respectively, in each of the last five years and 1987 to date; and how many were refused as a result.

Mr. Peter Walker

Only local authorities and other statutory bodies are formally consulted by the Forestry Commission over applications for grant aid for planting. For the years in question the information is as follows:

Legal abortions to Welsh residents
District/Area Health Authority of Usual Residence
Year Clwyd East Dyfed Pembrokeshire Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan Powys South Glamorgan West Glamorgan Wales
19681 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1,012
1969 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2,530
1970 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3,835
1971 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 4,798
1972 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 5,222
1973 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 5,116
1974 506 616 757 392 928 201 621 888 4,909
1975 510 561 817 354 846 188 669 887 4,832
1976 574 588 730 398 866 207 637 865 4,865
1977 664 599 685 398 935 187 660 880 5,008
1978 764 634 800 457 1,016 222 856 867 5,616
1979 792 463 246 872 484 1,237 232 832 1,051 6,209
1980 840 456 251 990 474 1,164 240 898 978 6,291
1981 832 501 259 968 558 1,055 235 908 1,025 6,341
1982 828 473 228 923 468 981 223 924 1,054 6,102
1983 889 492 237 811 477 911 233 923 891 5,864
1984 915 493 246 969 514 1,006 245 919 930 6,237
1985 1,008 514 253 1,015 507 1,109 257 1,001 933 6,597
1986 1,014 561 246 921 544 1,192 237 1,040 991 6,746
1 (27 April–31 December).

Sources: "Abortion Statistics" Series AB, Office of Population Censuses and Surveys (1974–1986).

"Registrar General's Statistical Review of England and Wales: Supplement on Abortion" (1968–1973).