HC Deb 22 March 1994 vol 240 cc184-6W
Mrs. Bridget Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many abortions were performed on women who were less than 13 weeks pregnant in each health board area for each year from 1990 to 1993; and how many of these operations involved admission and discharge of the patient on the same day.

Mr. Stewart

[holding answer 18 March 1994]: The figures for 1993 are not yet available. The information for 1990–92 is as follows:

Under 13 weeks total
1990 1991 1992
Scotland 9,112 10,005 9,764
Argyll and Clyde 616 629 477
Ayrshire and Arran 514 564 595
Borders 92 130 122
Dumfries and Galloway 219 212 219
Fife 586 607 577
Forth Valley 426 449 460
Grampian 1,077 1,203 1,160
Greater Glasgow 1,758 1,988 2,057
Highland 396 397 395
Island Boards1 14 13 26
Lanarkshire 591 637 681
Lothian 1,775 2,077 1,953
Tayside 1,048 1,099 1,042
1 Shetland, Orkney and Western Isles Health Boards
Under 13 weeks—admission and discharge same day
1990 1991 1992
Scotland 5,606 7,387 8,112
Argyll and Clyde 434 501 376
Ayrshire and Arran 348 533 566
Borders 70 121 112
Dumfries and Galloway 3 15 18
Fife 410 453 438
Forth Valley 109 292 393
Grampian 687 860 831
Greater Glasgow 628 1,120 1,750
Highland 289 307 320
Island Boards1 6 3 10
Lanarkshire 81 161 430
Lothian 1,582 1,986 1,879
Tayside 959 1,035 989
1 Shetland, Orkney and Western Isles Health Boards

Nursing students by health board: 1989–93 (excluding 1991)
Health board September each year Student nurse1 Pupil nurse P2000 student3
1989
Scotland 8,408 7,679 729
Argyll and Clyde 506 418 88
Ayrshire and Arran 298 298
Borders 128 83 45
Dumfries and Galloway 220 220
Fife 486 421 65
Forth valley 389 389
Grampian 761 608 153
Greater Glasgow 2,405 2,365 40
Highland 288 288
Lanarkshire 602 539 63
Lothian 1,420 1,301 119
Orkney 24 24
Shetland 20 20
Tayside 832 720 112
Western Isles 29 29
1990
Scotland 8,450 7,916 534
Argyll and Clyde 533 454 79
Ayrshire and Arran 314 314
Borders 129 94 35
Dumfries and Galloway 219 219
Fife 460 413 47
Forth valley 411 411
Grampian 701 595 106
Greater Glasgow 2,520 2,490 30
Highland 274 274
Lanarkshire 605 573 32
Lothian 1,368 1,260 108
Orkney 23 23

Mrs. Bridget Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many NHS-funded abortions were performed in non-NHS premises on women resident in each health board in Scotland for each year from 1990 to 1993.

Mr. Stewart

[holding answer 18 March 1994]: None.

Mrs. Bridget Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many fee-paying, private bed abortions were performed in national health service hospitals in each health board in Scotland for each year from 1990 to 1993.

Mr. Stewart

[holding answer 18 March 1994]: This information is not collected centrally.