§ Mr. BendallTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give a breakdown by(a) procedure, (b) gestation of pregnancy and (c) technique of the number of abortions performed in the North Thames region in the latest year for which figures are available. [37007]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightThe figures presented are for legal abortions performed in 1994 on women usually resident in the North Thames health region.1
(a) Number of abortions by procedure Procedure Number of abortions Hysterotomy (only) 6 Hysterectomy (only) 1 Vacuum aspiration (only) 29,416 Vacuum aspiration with dilation and evacuation 2,979 Dilation and evacuation 745 Other surgical 1 Prostaglandins (only) 302 Prostaglandins with other agents 154 Antiprogesterone with or without prostaglandins 595 Other medical 30 Other combined methods 5 Total 34,234 603W
(b) Number of abortions by gestation of pregnancy Gestation in weeks Number of abortions Under 9 15,786 9–12 15,195 13–19 2,865 20 and over 388 Total 34,234 (c) Number of abortions by technique Abortion data by technique are not routinely collected. 11994 Abortion Statistics, England and Wales, Series AB no. 21.
§ Mrs. PeacockTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give a breakdown by the procedure adopted of the number of abortions performed in the Northern and Yorkshire region in the latest year for which figures are available. [36928]
§ Mrs. Knight[holding answer 16 July 1996]: The figures presented give a breakdown of the number of abortions performed to women usually resident in the Northern and Yorkshire health region by procedure, for the year 19941.
Procedure Number of abortions Hysterotomy (only) 3 Hysterectomy (only) 1 Vacuum aspiration (only) 13,503 Vacuum aspiration with dilation and evacuation 335 Dilation and Evacuation 450 Other surgical 2 Prostaglandins (only) 595 Prostaglandins with other agents 203 Antiprogesterone with or without prostaglandins 1,130 Other medical 24 Other combined methods 14 Total 16,260 1 Reference: 1994 Abortion Statistics, England and Wales, Series AB no. 21.
§ Mrs. PeacockTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give a breakdown by technique of the number of abortions performed in the Northern and Yorkshire region in the latest year for which figures are available. [36930]
§ Mrs. Knight[holding answer 16 July 1996]: Abortion data are not routinely collected by technique.