§ Mrs. Bridget PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many NHS abortions were performed on women who were under 13 weeks pregnant and resident in each health board area in Scotland in each year since 1990; and how many of these operations involved admission and discharge of the patient on the same day.
§ Mr. Stewart[holding answer 27 April 1994]: The figures for 1993 are not yet available. The information for 1990–92 by health board of residence is as follows:
Under 13 weeks—Total 1990 1991 1992 Scotland 8,904 9,814 9,624 Argyll and Clyde 617 640 511 Ayrshire and Arran 555 590 625 Borders 118 160 146 Dumfries and Galloway 204 214 216 Fife 675 708 678 Forth Valley 427 460 487 Grampian 1,009 1,131 1,088 Greater Glasgow 1,486 1,689 1,778 Highland 386 377 376 Island Boards1 73 69 92 Lanarkshire 747 837 836 Lothian 1,602 1,882 1,792 Tayside 993 1,046 981 Resident Outwith Scotland 12 11 18
Under 13 weeks—Admission and discharge same day 1990 1991 1992 Scotland 5,498 7,286 8,008 Argyll and Clyde 421 488 396 Ayrshire and Arran 372 556 588 Borders 91 151 137 Dumfries and Galloway 3 19 17 Fife 492 547 535 Forth Valley 126 316 419 Grampian 658 829 818 Greater Glasgow 571 1,023 1,547 Highland 275 293 302 Island Boards1 12 10 15 Lanarkshire 139 267 570 Lothian 1,429 1,798 1,722 Tayside 904 983 926 Resident Outwith Scotland 5 6 16 1 Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles Health Boards.