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Mr. Bowis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the latest figures he has received for abortions as a percentage of all conceptions (a) in England and Wales, (b) for each Thames regional health authority and (c) for each London district health authority.
Mr. Dorrell
The latest available information, for 1988, is shown in the table. The figures show the proportion of conceptions terminated by abortion under the 1967 Abortion Act; those which led to an illegal or a spontaneous abortion are excluded. Figures for district health authorities are not available centrally.
| Percentage of conceptions terminated by abortion under the 1967 Abortion Act | |
| Area of usual residence of women | Number |
| England and Wales | 19·7 |
| Regional Health Authorities | |
| North West Thames | 25·8 |
| North East Thames | 27·5 |
| South East Thames | 24·4 |
| South West Thames | 23·0 |