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Sir John Biggs-Davison
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many abortions have been performed upon girls aged under 16 years for the years 1980 to 1986.
Mr. Newton
The information is shown in the table.
| Numbers of notifications of abortions carried out under the Abortion Act 1967 to women aged under 16 years, residents and non-residents | |
| England and Wales 1980–86 | |
| Year | Number |
| 1980 | 4,143 |
| 1981 | 3,949 |
| 1982 | 4,343 |
| 1983 | 4,566 |
| 1984 | 4,609 |
| 1985 | 4,427 |
| 11986 | 4,240 |
| 1 Provisional. | |