§ Ms. RichardsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the numbers of abortions carried out on resident women from zero to 12 weeks, 12 to 24 weeks and over 24 weeks for each of the years 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1989 by regional health authority in England.
§ Mr. DorrellThe information is shown in the tables.
408W
Number of abortions performed under the Abortion Act 1967 by gestation weeks and Regional Health Authority (RHA) of usual
residence in England, 1986
Gestation weeks Area of residence 0 to 12 13 to 24 25 and over England 122,964 17,879 24 Regional Health Authority Northern 5,581 681 1 Yorkshire 7,448 1,068 1 Trent 9,314 1,475 2 East Anglian 4,082 577 3 North West Thames 13,953 1,815 1 North East Thames 15,144 1,954 4 South East Thames 12,031 1,769 2 South West Thames 9,166 1,016 — Wessex 5,754 1,188 — Oxford 5,961 875 1 South Western 5,876 933 2 West Midlands 13,384 2,397 4 Mersey 6,029 796 — North Western 9,241 1,335 3
Number of abortions performed under the Abortion Act 1967 by gestation weeks and Regional Health Authority (RHA) of usual
residence in England, 1987
Gestation weeks Area of residence 0 to 12 13 to 24 25 and over England 130,021 19,331 23 Regional Health Authority Northern 5,699 740 1 Yorkshire 7,928 1,199 1 Trent 9,780 1,476 3 East Anglian 4,140 630 1 North West Thames 14,546 1,962 — North East Thames 16,686 2,213 4 South East Thames 12,837 1,980 3 South West Thames 9,295 1,164 1 Wessex 5,897 1,255 1 Oxford 6,396 888 1 South Western 6,285 1,028 2 West Midlands 14,229 2,517 1 Mersey 6,222 840 2 North Western 10,081 1,439 2
Number of abortions performed under the Abortion Act 1967 by gestation weeks and Regional Health Aurthority (RHA) of usual
residence in England, 1988
Gestation weeks Area of residence 0 to 12 13 to 24 25 and over England 139,734 21,151 22 Regional Health Authority Northern 6,240 832 2 Yorkshire 8,320 1,247 — Trent 10,476 1,580 3 East Anglian 4,239 647 2 North West Thames 15,358 2,031 — North East Thames 18,609 2,583 3 South East Thames 14,183 2,191 3 South West Thames 10,171 1,328 1 Wessex 6,599 1,211 1 Oxford 6,798 934 1 South Western 6,500 1,194 2 West Midlands 15,045 2,833 4 Mersey 6,458 919 North Western 10,738 1,621 —
Number of abortions performed under the Abortion Act 1967 by gestation weeks and Regional Health Authority (RHA) of usual
residence in England, 19891
Gestation weeks Area of residence 0 to 12 13 to 24 25 and over England 143,517 19,560 18 Regional Health Authority Northern 6,253 720 1 Yorkshire 8,702 1,238 3 Trent 10,888 1,600 1 East Anglian 4,357 573 — North West Thames 16,000 1,818 1 North East Thames 19,395 2,500 1 South East Thames 14,409 2,045 2 South West Thames 10,288 1,171 3 Wessex 6,834 1,033 1 Oxford 7,098 951 — South Western 6,434 929 1 West Midlands 15,687 2,705 — Mersey 6,471 810 3 North Western 10,701 1,467 1 1 Provisional.