HC Deb 18 July 1994 vol 247 cc54-6W
Mrs. Bridget Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many abortions were performed in Britain on women residents in each health board area in Scotland in each year since 1990; and how many of these were performed in NHS hospitals.

Mr. Stewart

The information on the number of abortions performed in England and Wales on Scottish residents does not differentiate between those carried out in NHS hospitals and those carried out in the private sector, and is not yet available for 1993. The information available is as follows:

1990
Scottish hospitals Hospitals in England and Wales
Health board of residence Total NHS Total
Argyll and Clyde 723 711 122
Ayrshire and Arran 616 612 84
Borders 132 131 6
Dumfries and Galloway 238 217 34
Fife 771 767 16
Forth Valley 495 488 35
Grampian 1,195 1,140 14
Greater Glasgow 1,686 1,641 284
Highland 454 451 13
Lanarkshire 822 804 127
Lothian 1,862 1,836 32
Scottish hospitals Hospital in England and Wales
Health board of residence Total NHS Total
Orkney 27 27
Shetland 31 31 1
Tayside 1,121 1,113 11
Western Isles 25 25 5
Scotland 10,198 9,994 784
1991
Scottish hospitals Hospitals in England and Wales
Health board of residence Total NHS Total
Argyll and Clyde 739 734 101
Ayrshire and Arran 663 657 65
Borders 179 178 5
Dumfries and Galloway 244 238 26
Fife 816 811 11
Forth Valley 507 502 32
Grampian 1,327 1,270 19
Greater Glasgow 1,892 1,837 258
Highland 431 425 12
Lanarkshire 895 880 134
Lothian 2,112 2,093 32
Orkney 24 24
Shetland 23 22 1
Tayside 1,168 1,163 13
Western Isles 26 25 3
Scotland 11,046 10,859 712
1992
Scottish hospitals Hospitals in England and Wales
Health board of residence Total NHS Total
Argyll and Clyde 645 639 67
Ayrshire and Arran 677 673 51
Borders 181 181 5
Dumfries and Galloway 251 246 28
Fife 755 753 13
Forth Valley 530 521 23
Grampian 1,282 1,235 18
Greater Glasgow 1,953 1,918 193
Highland 433 429 15
Lanarkshire 903 887 116
Lothian 2,007 2,000 30
Orkney 39 39 0
Shetland 33 32 0
Tayside 1,071 1,067 13
Western Isles 31 31 1
Scotland 10,791 10,651 573
19931
Scottish hospitals
Health board of residence Total NHS
Argyll and Clyde 600 593
Ayrshire and Arran 671 668
Borders 164 164
Dumfries and Galloway 216 214
Fife 759 757
Forth Valley 491 484
Grampian 1,349 1,303
Greater Glasgow 2,126 2,100
Highland 452 450
Lanarkshire 905 895
Lothian 2,084 2,075
Scottish hospitals
Health board of residence Total NHS
Orkney 28 28
Shetland 48 48
Tayside 1,089 1,080
Western Isles 19 19
Scotland 11,001 10,878
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