§ Ms. RichardsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will list the numbers of legal abortions performed in Great Britain on women resident in each health board area in Scotland in 1987. the numbers of National Health Service abortions performed in Scotland on women resident in each health board area in 1987 and the estimated numbers of women aged 15 to 44 years resident in each health board area in Scotland in mid-1987.
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§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information is set out in the table.
Health board of residence Abortions performed in Great Britain on Scottish residents NHS abortions performed in Scotland on Scottish residents Women aged 15 to 44 resident in Scotland1 Argyll and Clyde 682 563 96,946 Ayrshire and Arran 585 494 81,380 Borders 144 137 20,985 Dumfries and Galloway 254 212 30,179 Fife 733 718 75,388 Forth Valley 514 453 60,348 Grampian 1,136 1,062 113,094 Greater Glasgow 1,900 1,611 206,958 Highland 415 400 43,281 Lanarkshire 896 726 128,138 Lothian 1,777 1,730 171,261 Tayside 958 937 83,912 Islands2 88 81 14,669 Scotland 10,082 9,124 1,126,539 1 Mid-year estimate. 2 Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles.