HC Deb 06 July 1992 vol 211 cc63-4W
Mr. David Atkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the total number of abortions performed in the Wessex regional health authority under the Abortion Act 1967 since its implementation; and how many, and what percentage of these abortions, were performed in emergency to save the life of the mother.

Mr. Sackville

Wessex regional health authority (RHA) was constituted on 1 April 1974 and data on this basis are calculated from 1 January 1975 to 30 September 1991 (the latest date for which figures are available). During this period a total of 85.538 abortions have been performed under the Abortion Act 1967 in the Wessex RHA. Of these, 6 (.007 per cent.) were performed in an emergency "to save the life of the pregnant woman" (ground 5).

Mr. Booth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the total number of abortions performed in the North West Thames regional health authority under the Abortions Act 1967 since its implementation; and how many and what percentage of those abortions were performed in emergency to save the life of the mother.

Mr. Sackville

North West Thames regional health authority (RHA) was constituted on 1 April 1974 and data on this basis are calculated from I January 1975 to 30 September 1991 (the latest date for which figures are available). During this period a total of 318,817 abortions have been performed under the Abortion Act 1967 in the North West Thames RHA. Of these 5 (0.002 per cent.) were performed in an emergency "to save the life of the pregnant woman" (ground 5).

Dame Jill Knight

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the total number of abortions performed in the West Midlands regional health authority under the Abortion Act since 1967; and how many and what percentage of these were performed to save the life of the mother.

Mr. Sackville

West Midlands regional health authority (RHA) was constituted on 1 April 1974 and data on this basis are calculated from 1 January 1975 to 30 September 1991 (the latest date for which figures are available). During this period a total of 354,547 abortions have been performed under the Abortion Act 1967 in the West Midlands RHA. Of these 5 (0.002 per cent.) were performed in an emergency "to save the life of the pregnant woman" (ground 5).

Mr. Elletson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the total number of abortions performed in the Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde regional health authority under the Abortion Act 1967 since its implementation; and how many and what percentage of these abortions were performed in emergency to save the life of the mother.

Mr. Sackville

Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde district health authority (DHA) was constituted on 1 April 1982 and data on this basis are calculated from 1 January 1983 to 30 September 1991 (the latest date for which figures are available). The number of abortions performed in each DHA are not released as a consequence of confidentiality. There were however, during this period and under the Abortion Act 1967, a total of 7,997 abortions performed on residents of Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde DHA. One (0.01 per cent.) of these abortions was performed in an emergency "to save the life of the pregnant woman" (ground 5).

Mr. Simon Coombs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the total number of abortions performed in the Wessex regional health authority under the Abortion Act 1967 in each year since its implementation; and how many and what percentage of these abortions were performed in emergency to save the life of the mother.

Mr. Sackville

The information requested is shown in the table.

(1) Total number of abortions; (2) number and percentage of these abortions performed in an emergency 'to save the life of the pregnant woman' (ground 5), 1 January 1975 to 30 September 1991, Wessex Regional Health Authority1 Wessex Regional Health Authority
Total Ground 5 Ground 5 as a percentage of the total
1975 2,331 1 0.04 per cent.
1976 2,288
1977 2,624
1978 2,961 0.03 per cent.
1979 2,955
1980 3,267
1981 3,311
1982 4,513 1 0.02 per cent.
1983 4,886
1984 5,525 1 0.02 per cent.
1985 6,009
1986 6,292
1987 6,476
1988 7,693
1989 8,670
1990 9,075
1991 6,662
1 Wessex Regional Health Authority was constituted on 1 April 1974 and data on this basis are available from 1 January 1975 to 30 September 1991 (the latest date for which figures are available).

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