§ Mrs. Bridget PrenticeTo 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.
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§ 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 186W
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 PrenticeTo 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 PrenticeTo 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.