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Worker Registration Scheme

Mr. Malins: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons from the new EU states have made an application under the Worker Registration Scheme since 1 May. [175440]

Mr. Browne [holding answer 24 May 2004]: We will be making information about the effect of EU enlargement available on a regular basis, in an open and transparent way, when it is appropriate and meaningful to do so.

HEALTH

Abortions

Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many abortions were performed on women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 in England and Wales in each year since 2000; and if he will make a statement; [174520]

(2) how many abortions among women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 there were in each year since 2000, broken down by strategic health authority; and if he will make a statement. [174524]

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many abortions in those aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 there were in each year since 2000; [174460]

(2) how many abortions were carried out on women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 in the Essex Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000. [174574]

Sir Teddy Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many abortions were performed on women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years in each year since 2000; [174505]

(2) how many abortions among women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years there were in the Essex Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000. [174512]

Ann Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many abortions among women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years there were in the Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000. [174952]

Mr. Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many abortions among women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years there were in the Thames Valley Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000. [175387]

Mr. Flook: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many abortions among women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years there were in the Dorset and Somerset Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000. [175624]

 
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Mrs. Roe: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many abortions among women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years there were in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000. [174886]

Miss Melanie Johnson: I refer the hon. Members to the response I gave to my hon. Friends the Members for Workington (Tony Cunningham) and for Heywood and Middleton (Jim Dobbin) today.

Jim Dobbin: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the circumstances under which a girl under 16 years of age may obtain an abortion without parental consent. [175791]

Miss Melanie Johnson: An abortion can only ever be carried out where two doctors are satisfied that one of the grounds for a lawful termination, as set out in the Abortion Act 1967, is met.

Health professionals can provide medical advice, treatment and examination, including abortion, for young people aged under 16. However they must be satisfied before doing so, that the young person is competent to consent to the treatment, by being of sufficient understanding and intelligence to enable him or her to understand fully the proposed treatment. Health professionals work within an established legal and guidance framework which involves assessing the young person's competence to understand the choices they are making and in particular encouraging them to talk to their parents. All health professionals are bound by their professional code and legal obligations as to confidentiality, which apply to patients under 16 as well as older patients.

The duty of confidentiality is not, however, absolute. In the rare cases when a health professional believes that there is a risk to the health, safety or welfare of a young person or others which is so serious as to outweigh the young person's right to privacy, they should follow locally agreed child protection protocols, as outlined in "Working together to safeguard Children".

Tony Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many abortions among women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 there were in West Cumbria Strategic Health Authority area in each year since 2000; [175419]

(2) how many abortions on women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years there were in each year since 2000. [175521]

Jim Dobbin: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many abortions among women of 19 years and under there were in Greater Manchester Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000, broken down by age; [175785]

(2) how many abortions in women of 19 years and under there were in each year since 2000, broken down by age. [175788]

Miss Melanie Johnson: The available information is shown in the tables.
 
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Number of abortions to women under age 20 by strategic health authority of residence, 2000

	Age
Strategic health authority	<14	14	15	16	17	18	19
Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire	8	23	76	174	236	298	269
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire	1	22	70	140	219	268	280
Essex	6	25	68	159	199	268	265
North West London	7	31	88	203	357	403	568
North Central London	4	26	59	159	230	324	409
North East London	8	43	124	213	368	450	494
South East London	14	38	95	234	349	460	532
South West London	9	21	74	151	215	291	338
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear	2	29	101	162	229	261	275
County Durham and Tees Valley	4	21	71	108	160	179	195
North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire	7	28	90	164	238	272	262
West Yorkshire	5	38	97	211	307	328	360
Cumbria and Lancashire	3	29	116	205	293	355	320
Greater Manchester	5	38	145	328	419	551	569
Cheshire and Merseyside	5	35	114	284	407	495	503
Thames Valley	7	34	96	225	259	307	396
Hampshire and Isle of Wight	4	21	79	147	236	245	310
Kent and Medway	3	26	77	139	233	254	285
Surrey and Sussex	2	37	100	215	331	368	419
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire	8	34	100	180	256	294	372
South West Peninsula	4	24	59	133	198	214	224
Somerset and Dorset	3	14	57	85	161	163	144
South Yorkshire	4	26	91	159	184	222	251
Trent	6	44	108	241	331	357	447
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland	6	21	74	150	201	248	290
Shropshire and Staffordshire	1	29	84	152	209	235	236
Birmingham and the Black Country	14	49	154	267	432	530	570
Coventry, Warwickshire, Hereford and Worcestershire	4	30	91	173	233	287	335
SHA not known	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
Wales	7	50	141	277	404	528	512
England and Wales Total	161	886	2,700	5,439	7,895	9,455	10,430

2001

	Age
Strategic Heath Authority	<14	14	15	16	17	18	19
Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire	6	27	71	168	246	286	303
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire	6	25	80	137	219	255	292
Essex	6	18	66	154	218	270	290
North West London	7	24	90	196	331	466	588
North Central London	3	29	63	162	265	325	445
North East London	5	38	112	267	363	487	554
South East London	13	38	121	287	406	500	584
South West London	5	21	71	145	247	246	318
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear	3	32	89	157	214	259	237
County Durham and Tees Valley	3	26	57	111	164	188	170
North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire	1	32	68	154	231	255	244
West Yorkshire	8	31	89	210	268	351	362
Cumbria and Lancashire	5	38	113	196	283	312	318
Greater Manchester	6	57	142	299	458	517	511
Cheshire and Merseyside	6	34	108	295	395	448	471
Thames Valley	3	24	79	196	286	348	420
Hampshire and Isle of Wight	1	32	88	140	239	277	336
Kent and Medway	6	30	80	169	228	279	281
Surrey and Sussex	5	34	97	219	302	373	397
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire	6	39	82	185	290	308	398
South West Peninsula	4	24	76	114	204	239	229
Somerset and Dorset	4	13	37	132	153	159	167
South Yorkshire	3	34	77	158	183	221	244
Trent	7	38	131	240	298	378	395
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland	2	26	51	143	206	255	278
Shropshire and Staffordshire	4	22	57	180	209	217	210
Birmingham and the Black Country	12	54	145	315	439	504	517
Coventry, Warwickshire, Hereford and Worcestershire	3	26	89	179	225	277	295
Wales	5	51	163	344	394	465	497
England and Wales total	148	917	2,592	5,652	7,964	9,465	10,351

 
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2002⁽²⁵⁾

	Age
Strategic health authority	<14	14	15	16	17	18	19
Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire	6	23	73	168	217	266	269
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire	4	22	57	144	208	225	264
Essex	3	14	64	136	239	256	248
North West London	9	28	79	211	338	403	490
North Central London	11	25	69	170	283	325	388
North East London	6	37	104	255	394	475	540
South East London	11	31	123	298	389	477	555
South West London	4	25	71	160	214	279	312
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear	6	23	78	138	205	236	242
County Durham and Tees Valley	5	18	73	111	177	151	185
North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire	2	27	82	137	221	246	252
West Yorkshire	5	41	104	188	262	336	362
Cumbria and Lancashire	7	37	90	192	275	271	305
Greater Manchester	2	35	129	280	403	484	482
Cheshire and Merseyside	4	41	111	252	396	425	449
Thames Valley	5	17	105	195	278	340	395
Hampshire and Isle of Wight	9	27	75	139	244	263	328
Kent and Medway	6	20	71	152	207	254	269
Surrey and Sussex	3	18	87	190	295	325	398
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire	3	22	81	187	263	330	337
South West Peninsula	2	24	62	111	225	207	238
Somerset and Dorset	5	14	48	85	161	180	158
South Yorkshire	5	35	94	182	191	215	229
Trent	6	42	121	218	328	355	409
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland	4	31	56	136	219	244	283
Shropshire and Staffordshire	7	20	80	143	186	228	242
Birmingham and the Black Country	8	33	135	267	395	478	558
Coventry, Warwickshire, Hereford and Worcestershire	5	28	90	184	230	281	281
SHA not known	1	2	13	19	50	53	75
Wales	4	39	132	260	392	449	451
England and Wales total	158	799	2,557	5,308	7,885	9,057	9,994

⁽²⁵⁾ Provisional data.
Source:
Produced by Statistics Division, Department of Health.

Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many abortions there were in women aged 11 to 19 years in each year since 2000 in the Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Avon Strategic Health Authority, broken down by age. [176122]

Miss Melanie Johnson: I refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave my hon. Friends the Members for Workington (Tony Cunningham) and for Heywood and Middleton (Jim Dobbin) today.

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