asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide details of each death notified with legal abortions in Scotland between 1981 and 1986 listed by (a) duration of pregnancy (i) under nine weeks, (ii) nine to 12 weeks, (iii) 13 to 16 weeks, (iv) 17 to 19 weeks and (v) 20 weeks or over and (b) the abortion procedure, and showing whether sterilisation was notified concurrently.

The information requested is not available, as the latest in the series of inquiries into maternal deaths in Scotland dealing with the period specified has not yet been completed.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of legal abortions without