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Mrs. Renée Short
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many abortions were notified as being carried out in England and Wales in the first quarters of 1973, 1974 and 1975 on women whose normal place of residence was, respectively, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Eire, France, West Germany, Spain, Belgium, Italy and other countries.
Dr. Owen
The numbers of abortions were as follows:
| Country of woman's normal residence | March quarter | ||
| 1973 | 1974* | 1975* | |
| England and Wales | 29,213 | 29,542 | 27,845 |
| Northern Ireland | 238 | 296 | 282 |
| Eire | 283 | 345 | 407 |
| France | 8,366 | 9,679 | 7,424 |
| West Germany | 3,499 | 2,253 | 1,099 |
| Spain | 304 | 591 | 949 |
| Belgium | 506 | 215 | 119 |
| Italy | 216 | 418 | 1,001 |
| Other countries | 832 | 872 | 768 |
| * Provisional | |||