§ Mr. BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many residents of Northern Ireland have obtained abortions in England and Wales in each year since 1968; and what is the total number.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information requested is published for
1970 to 1973 in 'The Registrar General's Statistical Review of England and Wales, Supplement on Abortion' (Table 15);1974 to 1980 in 'Abortion Statistics', OPCS series AB nos. 1–7 (Table 6.11);1981 to 1991 in 'Abortion Statistics' OPCS series AB nos. 8–18 (Table 25); and1992 in 'Legal abortions 1992', OPCS Monitor AB 94/1 (Table 6).Copies are available in the Library.