§ Mr. SteelTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many and what proportion of late abortions carried out in Scotland are to women aged under 20 years.
§ Mr. RifkindThere is no universally accepted definition of late abortion. The number of notifications of abortions performed under the Abortion Act 1967 on women aged under 20 years resident in Scotland in 1986 carried out at 21 completed weeks gestation and over is five, which represents 20 per cent. of all abortions at this gestational age carried out in Scotland.