HC Deb 08 March 1988 vol 129 cc177-8W
1988. Mr. Robert B. Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the number of abortions carried out on each day of January for(a) 1984, (b) 1985, (c) 1986, (d) 1987 and (e)

Mr. Newton

The number of notifications of abortions carried out on each day of January, England and Wales 1984–87 was as follows:

January 1984 1985 1986 11987
1 1 6 46 10
2 32 410 532 545
3 431 451 551 295
4 482 499 293 109
5 509 307 112 471
6 556 59 472 497
7 343 418 434 486
8 126 428 512 583
9 528 415 530 598
10 519 594 614 330
11 468 572 356 138

January 1984 1985 1986 11987
12 557 382 134 544
13 628 134 572 504
14 364 530 535 493
15 144 522 527 533
16 610 497 619 586
17 594 627 653 312
18 537 613 383 127
19 635 394 139 589
20 661 140 599 543
21 353 597 559 518
22 149 552 573 646
23 646 590 644 614
24 574 636 643 368
25 532 619 381 132
26 624 369 186 643
27 667 156 663 562
28 343 571 581 588
29 143 571 551 661
30 599 552 695 674
31 559 655 666 365
1 Provisional.