asked the Secretary of State for Social Services on how many occasions during the last 12 months officials of his Department have visited the Leicester Nuffield clinic, Scraptoft Lane, Leicester in order to monitor the implementation of the Abortion Act and the Infant Life (Preservation) Act.

The Leicester Nuffield clinic, which has only two beds approved under the Abortion Act, has not been visited in the last 12 months.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services on how many occasions during the last 12 months officials of his Department have visited the abortion clinic at Dean Park nursing home, Bournemouth, in order to monitor the implementation of the Abortion Act and the Infant Life (Preservation) Act.

The Dean Park nursing home has received one visit of inspection under the Abortion Act during the last 12 months.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services on how many occasions during the last 12 months officials of his Department have visited the Wellesley hospital, Southend on Sea, Essex, in order to monitor the implementation of the Abortion Act and the Infant Life (Preservation) Act.

The Wellesley hospital, which has only two beds approved under the Abortion Act, has not been visited in the last 12 months.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will provide details of each death notified with legal abortions in England and Wales from 1982 to 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 procedures and showing whether sterilisation was notified concurrently.

The information is shown in the table.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the number of legal abortions without sterilisation performed in England and Wales from 1968 to 1986 (a) by gestation period of (i) under nine weeks, (ii) nine to 12 weeks, (iii) 13 to 16 weeks and (iv) 17 to 19 weeks and (b) by main procedure (1) aspiration, (2) D and C or D and E, (3) hysterotomy, (4) laminaria tents, (5) prostaglandines, (6) saline and (7) utus paste.

I regret that the exact information requested can he provided only at disproportionate cost. However, the available information on all abortions by period of gestation and procedure is shown in the following publications: "Registrar General's Statistical Review—Supplement on Abortion 1968–1973," table 13. "Abortion Statistics Series AB," table 3.1 1974–1980, table 14 1981–1985. Copies of these volumes are in the Library.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services on how many occasions during the last 12 months officials of his Department have visited the abortion clinic at Hampshire clinic, Basingstoke, in order to monitor the implementation of the Abortion Act and the Infant Life (Preservation) Act.

The Hampshire clinic has only two beds approved under the Abortion Act. Approval was granted in June 1986. Prior to approval the hospital received two visits of inspection in February and April 1986. It has not been visited since that time.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services on how many occasions during the last 12 months officials of his Department have visited the abortion clinic at Highfield hospital in Rochdale in order to monitor the implementation of the Abortion Act and the Infant Life (Preservation) Act.

The Highfield hospital, which has only three beds approved under the Abortion Act, has been visited once in the last 12 months.