Written question asked by Fiona Bruce (Conservative) on Tuesday, 13 November 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 November 2018 (named day). It was answered by Jackie Doyle-Price (Conservative) on Monday, 19 November 2018 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Abortion

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many abortions (a) Marie Stopes International and (b) British Pregnancy Advisory Service carried out in each year between 2007 to 2017.

Answer

The number of abortions by Marie Stopes International (MSI) and British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) in England and Wales from 2007 to 2017 is shown in the following table:

	MSI	BPAS
2007	63,262	50,465
2008	61,444	50,685
2009	57,680	52,013
2010	59,649	51,450
2011	57,332	54,774
2012*	58,003	57,131
2013	60,435	56,961
2014	60,327	58,271
2015	63,806	59,599
2016	61,764	62,528
2017	59,978	66,051

Note:

*Figures for 2012 have been estimated due to missing clinic information.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 190849
Session: 2017-19
Subjects: Abortion Marie Stopes International British Pregnancy Advisory Service
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Abortion

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