§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list by year for the last five years, the number of induced births carried out by each(a) regional health authority and (b) district health authority, and if he will show in his answer the age of the mothers in the following age ranges (i) under 16, (ii) 16 to 19, (iii) 20 to 24, (iv) 25 to 29, (v) 30 to 39 and (vi) over 40 years.
§ Mrs Virginia BottomleyThe information is not available in the form requested. The table shows the estimated percentages of induced deliveries by regional health authority for 1985, the last year of the hospital in-patient enquiry (HIPE) and for 1989–90, the first full year of the collection of maternity items in the hospital episode statistics system (HES). The 1989–90 figures are the latest available centrally.
Induced deliveries as estimated percentages of all deliveries 19851 1989–902 England 18 18 Northern 18 22 Yorkshire 17 21 Trent 18 17 East Anglia 15 17 North West Thames 24 12 North East Thames 16 18 South East Thames 15 22 South West Thames 18 15 Wessex 19 n.a. Oxford 19 19 South Western 15 17 West Midlands 17 21 Mersey 16 17 North Western 18 24 n.a. Not Available Source: 1 Hospital In-Patient Enquiry (HIPE) 2 Hospital Episode Statistic (HES)