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Mrs. Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will take steps to ensure that all young people resident in Wales (a) serving long custodial sentences and (b) with mental health needs serve their sentences in prisons in Wales. [203584]
Mr. Hanson: The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is responsible for deciding where young people who have been sentenced to custody should be accommodated. In making those decisions, its placement team takes account of a range of factors including age, sex, risk factors (including health issues) and where the young person lives. The Government and the YJB believe that young people in custody should be placed in the accommodation most suited to their needs.
Mrs. Dorries: To ask the Secretary of State for Health at which NHS institutions abortions were conducted at (a) 16 weeks, (b) 17 weeks, (c) 18 weeks, (d) 19 weeks, (e) 20 weeks, (f) 21 weeks, (g) 22 weeks, (h) 23 weeks and (i) 24 weeks period of gestation in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [203977]
Dawn Primarolo: Statistics are not published by place of termination but only by residence of the woman. This is in line with the Office for National Statistics guidelines on publication of abortion statistics.
Mrs. Dorries: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many abortions took place in NHS hospitals at (a) 16 weeks, (b) 17 weeks, (c) 18 weeks, (d) 19 weeks, (e) 20 weeks, (f) 21 weeks, (g) 22 weeks, (h) 23 weeks and (i) 24 weeks period of gestation in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement; [203978]
(2) how many abortions took place in non-NHS hospitals or institutions at (a) 16 weeks, (b) 17 weeks, (c) 18 weeks, (d) 19 weeks, (e) 20 weeks, (f) 21 weeks,
(g) 22 weeks, (h) 23 weeks and (i) 24 weeks gestation in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [204014]
Dawn Primarolo: The information in the following table shows how many abortions took place at 16-24 weeks gestation that were funded by the national health service and took place on NHS premises; funded by the NHS and took place in the private sector under contract; and were not funded by the NHS.
Abortions by gestation 16-24 weeks and purchaser, residents England and Wales, 1997-2006 | |||||||||
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ( 1) 23 | 24 | |
(1) Includes 24 weeks and 0 days. |
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