HC Deb 09 March 1988 vol 129 cc221-2W
Mr. McTaggart

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many abortions were carried out in the Strathclyde region for each of the last five years, broken down by(a) age of women and (b) period of gestation.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The information is given in the table.

Abortions in Strathclyde region 1982–86
Age 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
0–16 78 88 100 88 99
16–19 797 759 925 903 922
20–24 823 892 1,004 1,036 1,078
25–29 493 504 579 568 660
30–34 370 352 384 359 409

Age 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
35–39 303 277 283 274 262
40–44 140 111 104 97 101
45+ 13 19 10 11 10
Total 3,017 3,002 3,389 3,336 3,541
Period of gestation—weeks
0–10 1,281 1,338 1,504 1,541 1,559
10–13 1,367 1,288 1,462 1,431 1,601
14–17 280 272 344 312 318
18–19 47 67 53 33 39
20–24 41 36 24 17 23
25+ 1 1 2 2 1
Total 3,017 3,002 3,389 3,336 3,541