§ Mrs. Bridget PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many abortions were performed by each health and social services board in Northern Ireland for each year from 1990 to 1993; and what was the total number of women aged 15 to 44 years who were resident in each board area in 1991.
§ Mr. AncramWhile the Abortion Act 1967 does not extend to Northern Ireland, therapeutic terminations of pregnancy may be carried out in Northern Ireland hospitals on strictly medical grounds. The number of such 867W terminations cannot be identified separately in the statistical information collected centrally on obstetric and gynaecological procedures.
The total number of females aged 15 to 44 resident in each board area on 30 June 1991 was as follows:
Number Eastern 140,600 Northern 86,700 Southern 61,700 Western 56,700 Figures are rounded to the nearest 100.