Abortion (Hansard, 29 March 2004)

HL Deb 29 March 2004 vol 659 cc141-2WA 142WA

§ Baroness Masham of Ilton
asked Her Majesty's Government:
What were the abortion rates per 1,000 women aged 15–44 for (a) England and Wales and (b) Scotland for each of the past three years for which figures are available. [HL2072]

§ Lord Warner
The information requested is provided in the table.

Abortion rates per 1,000 women aged 15–44

Year 2000 2001 2002

England and Wales¹ 17.0 17.1 16.9

Scotland² 11.1 11.3 10.8

¹Source,
The Department of Health.
²Source,
The Information and Statistics Division of the Common Services
Agency to the NHS in Scotland.

	Abortion rates per 1,000 women aged 15–44
Year	2000	2001	2002
England and Wales¹	17.0	17.1	16.9
Scotland²	11.1	11.3	10.8