§ Mr. Lansley:To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the percentage change in accident and emergency attendees was between 2001–02 and 2002–03. [173843]
§ Ms Rosie Winterton:The percentage change in the number of accident and emergency attendees between 2001–02 and 2002–03 was less than 0.01 per cent. Total attendances at accident and emergency departments in England in 2002–03 were 14,04:5,575. In 2001–02 the equivalent figure was 14,044,018.
680WPrior to 1 April 2002, abortion clinics were inspected separately by health authorities and the Department. In the last 10 years, one clinic had its registration under the Registered Homes Act 1984, and its approval under the Abortion Act 1967, withdrawn.
The General Medical Council is an independent, statutory body. The Department does not hold information on doctors that have been the subject of General Medical Council disciplinary proceedings.
Practitioners are legally required to send a notice of each termination performed in England to the chief medical officer. This notification must include details of the number of complete weeks of gestation and the grounds on which the abortion was carried out. Notifications are checked by the Department to ensure that the forms have been correctly completed. Statistics are published annually.