§ Lord Alton of Liverpoolasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many of the abortions of girls under 16 years of age have led to criminal prosecutions of those individuals responsible for making these girls pregnant in the past five years for which statistics are available. [HL3898]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalThe information requested is not available centrally for England and Wales. The figures collected on persons proceeded against for various offences connected with unlawful sexual intercourse do not identify cases where abortions may have taken place.
27WAInformation for Scotland is a matter for the Scottish Office and that for Northern Ireland for the Northern Ireland Office.