§ Sir David SteelTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many abortions(a) in total and (b) per 1,000 women were carried out in England and Wales in 1995. [31316]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightThe information requested is not yet available. Abortion data for the first three quarters of 1995 have been published in Office of Population Censuses and Surveys/Office of National Statistics monitors AB96/1, AB96/2, AB9/3 and are available in the House of Commons Library. The December quarter monitor is expected to be published on 27 June 1996. The 1995 annual monitors are expected to be published in September 1996.