§ 58. Mr. Ken HargreavesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the last inquest was carried out on a baby aborted under the Abortion Act 1967.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggI am not aware of any such inquest. This information is not collected centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ 80. Mr. AmosTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what criteria he used when deciding that it was not in the public interest to order an inquest on the baby of 21 weeks gestational age aborted at the Carlisle city general hospital in July 1987.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe conclusion was reached after careful consideration of all the information provided by the coroner.
§ 92. Mr. EvennettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received concerning the procedures adopted in determining whether inquests should be held on the deaths of babies aborted alive.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggAfter the decision was made not to direct the coroner to hold an inquest into the death of the Carlisle baby, we received some representations from Members and six letters from the public variously supporting or seeking reconsideration of the decision.