§ Mrs. Bridget PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many NHS abortions were performed under 13 weeks of pregnancy on women resident in each health board in 1993; and of these operations, how many involved admission and discharge on the same day.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is shown in the table below.
NHS therapeutic abortions performed in 1993 with an estimated gestation of under 13 weeks; by health board of residence Health board of residence Total Number discharged on day of admission All Areas 9,963 8,846 Argyll and Clyde 518 422 Ayrshire and Arran 633 623 Borders 152 146 Dumfries and Galloway 193 47 Fife 667 576 Forth Valley 445 418 Grampian 1,189 997 Greater Glasgow 1,974 1,858 Highland 405 332 Orkney/Shetland/Western Isles 85 13 Lanarkshire 848 642 Lothian 1,877 1,826 Tayside 977 946 Note:
Abortions performed on Scottish residents in England and Wales are excluded. All figures are provisional.
§ Mrs. Bridget PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many abortions were performed on women resident in each health board in 1993; and, of these operations, how many were performed in NHS hospitals.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested is shown in the table.770W
Therapeutic Abortions in 1993; by health board of residence Health Board of Residence Total Number performed in NHS hospitals All Areas 11,048 10,922 Argyll and Clyde 601 594 Ayrshire and Arran 671 668 Borders 164 164 Dumfries and Galloway 216 214 Fife 761 759 Forth Valley 493 485 Grampian 1,363 1,317 Greater Glasgow 2,142 2,115 Highland 453 451 Orkney/Shetland/Western Isles 96 96 Lanarkshire 906 896 Lothian 2,093 2,084 Tayside 1,089 1,079 Abortions performed on Scottish residents in England and Wales are excluded. All figures are provisional.