HC Deb 07 December 1995 vol 268 cc366-7W
Mrs. Bridget Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) men and (b) women in Scotland are sterilised annually, by standard census age group. [4103]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The number of sterilisations performed annually from 1990–1994 on Scottish NHS in-patients and day cases is given in the table.

Sterilisations of NHSiS Patients by Age and Sex, 1990–1994
Under 20 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45+ All ages
Both Sexes 20 603 3,271 5,374 4,054 1,660 480 15,462
1994
Males — 67 895 2,344 1,914 842 359 6,421
Females 23 461 2,169 3,081 2,303 847 150 9,034
Both Sexes 23 528 3,064 5,425 4,217 1,689 509 15,455

Data includes hospital in-patients, day cases and those sterilised after pregnancy or abortion.