HC Deb 22 April 1998 vol 310 cc630-1W
Dr. Vis

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many abortions were carried out on residents of the London Borough of Barnet in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and how many of these were(a) carried out in the NHS and (b) paid for by the NHS under an agency agreement. [39052]

Mrs. Liddell

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Chief Executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from Tim Holt to Dr. Rudi Vis, dated 22 April 1998:

As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question on abortions in Barnet.The information for residents of Barnet health authority is available in Table 22 for 1994, and Table 21 for 1995 and 1996 in the ONS Abortion Statistics publication, Series AB Nos. 21-23 for 1994 to 1996. These publications are available in the House of Commons Library.