asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions have
| Year | … | Therapeutic abortions (see note 2) | Other abortions (see note 3) | Total of columns 2 and 3 | Hospital discharges after abortion (see note 4) |
| 1 | … | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 1961 | … | 6,480 | |||
| 1962 | … | 6,741 | |||
| 1963 | … | 6,531 | |||
| 1964 | … | 6,978 | |||
| 1965 | … | 7,443 | |||
| 1966 | … | 6,561 | |||
| 1967 | … | 6,943 | |||
| 1963 | … | 1,504 | 6,364 | 7,868 | |
| 1969 | … | 3,489 | 6,121 | 9,610 | |
| 1970 | … | 5,177 | 6,127 | 11,304 | |
| 1971 | … | 6,249 | 5,335 | 11,584 | |
| 1972 | … | 7,510 | 5,262 | 12,772 | |
| 1973 | … | 7,454 | 4,692 | 12,146 | |
| 1974 | … | 7,436 | 4,171 | 11,607 | |
| 1975 | … | 7,172 | 3,271 | 10,443 |
Notes:
1. No figures are available before 1961. Reliable information about therapeutic abortions is available only from 1968.
2. The figures in column 2 are based on notifications made under the Abortion Act 1967 in respect of abortions carried out in all NHS hospitals.
3. The figures in column 3 are those for non-therapeutic abortions derived from hospital in-patient statistics. These statistics do not cover maternity units; and thus the small number of abortions managed in maternity units are not included.
4. Column 5 covers the period prior to the commencement of the 1967 Act and gives figures of all discharges after abortion from NHS hospitals, excluding maternity units. No reliable division between therapeutic and non-therapeutic abortions is available for this period
been held concerning the role of the Scottish Development Agency in the provision of factories below 5,000 square feet in the Glasgow area, in the light of the fact that the majority of inquiries to the district council for factory accommodation are for such Scottish units.
I am given to understand by the Agency that they have now had several discussions with the Glasgow District Council and the Strathclyde Regional Council about the entire range of services which they can provide in the Glasgow area, and that these discussions have specifically dealt with the provision of factories. The Agency recognise that the greatest demand is now for smaller factories, and in the past year have concentrated on building these.