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Abortion: Lancashire

Volume 474: debated on Monday 31 March 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many abortions have been performed in Lancashire in each year since 1998. (198028)

Data for abortions performed in Lancashire are not available. Data for abortions for women resident in Lancashire are shown in the following table.

Abortions to residents of Lancashire1 1998-2006

Health authority (HA) 1998-2001

East Lancashire HA

North West Lancashire HA

South Lancashire HA

Total

1998

1,413

1,371

701

3,485

1999

1,444

1,226

762

3,432

2000

1,461

1,274

711

3,446

2001

1,342

1,227

709

3,278

Strategic health authority (SHA) 2002-05: Cumbria and Lancashire SHA

Total

2002

4,571

2003

4,826

2004

4,804

2005

4,749

Primary care trust (PCT) 2006

Total

Central Lancashire PCT

1,223

East Lancashire PCT

1,147

North Lancashire PCT

768

Blackpool PCT

495

Blackburn with Darwen PC

477

Total Lancashire PCTs

4,110

1 Boundaries for Lancashire changed in 2002 and 2006 and totals cannot be compared between groups.

Source:

Department of Health