§ Ms. RichardsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what information he has on the laws on abortion in each western European country; and if he will give details of the gestational periods equivalent to British gestational calculations during which abortion is permitted in each of those countries with the specific permitted grounds for abortion within each of these periods.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton, North-East (Mr. Thurnham) on 11 January at column716. The survey referred to also covers the law and practice on abortion. I will write to the hon. Member with the information requested as soon as the report is ready.
§ Mrs. Ann WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health upon what date he expects to be able to publish the results of the recent study into post abortion stress disorder.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyIn view of the large amount of data to be analysed the contract for the joint Royal College of General Practitioners/Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists study "Attitudes to Pregnancy" was recently extended to 31 December 1990. The final report is expected to be submitted to the Department shortly after that date.
§ Mrs. Ann WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health whether any application for a product licence has yet been received in connection with the abortifacient drug RU486.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyIt is not usual practice to disclose information about whether or not an application for a product licence has been received or the progress of any such application for reasons of commercial confidentiality.