§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list, by year and location, for the last five years, the number of successful prosecutions in respect of illegal abortion operations and the ages of the patients.
§ Mr. Peter LloydInformation available to me relates to the number of persons found guilty of procuring illegal abortions under the Offences against the Person Act 1861, sections 58 and 59 as amended by the Abortion Act 1967, in England and Wales by police force area for 1983 to 1987.
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Police force area 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Kent — — — 1 — Lancashire 1 — — — — Leicestershire — 1 — — —
Police force area 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Metropolitan police district 1 — — — — Norfolk 1 — — — — South Yorkshire — 1 — 1 — England and Wales 3 2 — 2 — Data for 1988 is not yet available. Information is not collected centrally on the age of the patients.