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date	05/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Armed Forces veterans there are in the UK in total, including those not in receipt of a pension or payment under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme; and of those, how many are below the age of 66.
tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
uin	HL5381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence estimates that in 2016 there were 2.5 million UK Armed Forces veterans residing in households across Great Britain (GB, excluding Northern Ireland), of whom 936,000 (some 37%) were aged between 16 and 64. A breakdown of those aged 16-65 is not available. Further detail on the estimated size and socio-demographic characteristics of the UK Armed Forces veteran population residing in GB can be found in the 'Annual Population Survey: UK Armed Forces Veterans Residing in Great Britain', the latest edition of which (2016) is published at the following address:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/annual-population-survey-uk-armed-forces-veterans-residing-in-great-britain.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 15/02/2018 14:05:31 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

688273

registered interest
date	09/02/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many terminations have been performed under Ground E of the Abortion Act 1967 since it entered into force (1) in total, and (2) by year.
tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
uin	HL5410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>The Abortion Act 1967 requires that the Chief Medical Officer be legally notified of an abortion within 14 days of the termination. Statistical summaries of this data, which include the Grounds for the termination, are published annually. Statistics for years from 1968 to 1973 were published in the Registrar General’s Statistical Review of England and Wales, Supplement on Abortion. Statistics for years from 1974 to 2001 were published by the Office for National Statistics in its <em>Abortion Statistics</em> Series AB, Numbers 1 to 28. Since 2002, the Department has published an annual series of Abortion Statistics for England and Wales. All are publicly available, but for ease of reference the first three reports identifying abortions from 1991 onwards are attached.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to 1991 abortion on the ground of a substantial risk that if the child were born it would suffer from such physical or mental abnormalities as to be seriously handicapped was classified as Section 1(1)(b).</p><p> </p><p>The classification of abortions as Ground E (section 1(1)(d) of the Act) was introduced in April 1991. Data on the number of abortions by Ground is included in Table 1 of each of the attached documents. Information on the distribution of all post-24 week abortions and those under Ground E is included in Table D and the supporting text in each of the documents.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name HL5410 - 1991.pdf title Abortion Statistics 1991 2 file name HL5410 - 1992.pdf title Abortion Statistics 1992 3 file name HL5410 - 1993.pdf title Abortion Statistics 1993 grouped question UIN HL5411 HL5412 question first answered 23/02/2017 14:16:25 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

688274

registered interest
date	09/02/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many terminations post-24 weeks’ gestation have been performed since the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 entered into force (1) in total, and (2) by year.
tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
uin	HL5411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>The Abortion Act 1967 requires that the Chief Medical Officer be legally notified of an abortion within 14 days of the termination. Statistical summaries of this data, which include the Grounds for the termination, are published annually. Statistics for years from 1968 to 1973 were published in the Registrar General’s Statistical Review of England and Wales, Supplement on Abortion. Statistics for years from 1974 to 2001 were published by the Office for National Statistics in its <em>Abortion Statistics</em> Series AB, Numbers 1 to 28. Since 2002, the Department has published an annual series of Abortion Statistics for England and Wales. All are publicly available, but for ease of reference the first three reports identifying abortions from 1991 onwards are attached.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to 1991 abortion on the ground of a substantial risk that if the child were born it would suffer from such physical or mental abnormalities as to be seriously handicapped was classified as Section 1(1)(b).</p><p> </p><p>The classification of abortions as Ground E (section 1(1)(d) of the Act) was introduced in April 1991. Data on the number of abortions by Ground is included in Table 1 of each of the attached documents. Information on the distribution of all post-24 week abortions and those under Ground E is included in Table D and the supporting text in each of the documents.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name HL5410 - 1991.pdf title Abortion Statistics 1991 2 file name HL5410 - 1992.pdf title Abortion Statistics 1992 3 file name HL5410 - 1993.pdf title Abortion Statistics 1993 grouped question UIN HL5410 HL5412 question first answered 23/02/2017 14:16:26 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

688275

registered interest
date	09/02/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many terminations post-24 weeks’ gestation have been performed under Ground E of the Abortion Act 1967 since the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 entered into force (1) in total, and (2) by year.
tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
uin	HL5412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>The Abortion Act 1967 requires that the Chief Medical Officer be legally notified of an abortion within 14 days of the termination. Statistical summaries of this data, which include the Grounds for the termination, are published annually. Statistics for years from 1968 to 1973 were published in the Registrar General’s Statistical Review of England and Wales, Supplement on Abortion. Statistics for years from 1974 to 2001 were published by the Office for National Statistics in its <em>Abortion Statistics</em> Series AB, Numbers 1 to 28. Since 2002, the Department has published an annual series of Abortion Statistics for England and Wales. All are publicly available, but for ease of reference the first three reports identifying abortions from 1991 onwards are attached.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to 1991 abortion on the ground of a substantial risk that if the child were born it would suffer from such physical or mental abnormalities as to be seriously handicapped was classified as Section 1(1)(b).</p><p> </p><p>The classification of abortions as Ground E (section 1(1)(d) of the Act) was introduced in April 1991. Data on the number of abortions by Ground is included in Table 1 of each of the attached documents. Information on the distribution of all post-24 week abortions and those under Ground E is included in Table D and the supporting text in each of the documents.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name HL5410 - 1991.pdf title Abortion Statistics 1991 2 file name HL5410 - 1992.pdf title Abortion Statistics 1992 3 file name HL5410 - 1993.pdf title Abortion Statistics 1993 grouped question UIN HL5410 HL5411 question first answered 23/02/2017 14:16:26 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

688276

registered interest
date	09/02/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government by which method the gestation of a foetus is determined before being recorded on the HSA4 abortion notification form.
tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
uin	HL5413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>Ultrasound scanning is commonly used to assess pregnancies in women before they undergo abortion to confirm gestation and identify abnormalities such as ectopic pregnancy or uterine anomalies. In addition, assessment of the date of onset of the last menstrual period, bimanual pelvic examination and abdominal examination may also be used. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists have issued guidance to doctors on termination of pregnancy, <em>The Care of Women Requesting Induced Abortion, </em>which makes recommendations around dating pregnancies, and <em>Termination of Pregnancy for Fetal Abnormality in England, Scotland and Wales</em>. Copies of both documents are attached.</p><p> </p><p>Doctors are under a legal obligation to accurately complete the HSA4 form and send it to the Chief Medical Officer, either manually or electronically, within 14 days of the abortion taking place. The form requires information on the gestation of the pregnancy. No additional proof of gestation is required. All abortions and medical conditions over 23 weeks gestation are scrutinised by an independent medical practitioner contracted by the Department. In addition, forms are checked by the Department where there are inconsistencies in gestation and method of abortions and grounds and place of termination. A check is made for gestation by clinic, as some clinics are only authorised to perform abortions up to certain gestations.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name RCOGcareofwomenrequestingabortionguideline.pdf title The Care of Women Requesting Induced Abortion 2 file name RCOGterminationpregnancyforfetalabnormality.pdf title Termination of Pregnancy for Fetal Abnormality grouped question UIN HL5414 HL5415 question first answered 23/02/2017 14:15:02 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

688277

registered interest
date	09/02/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they ensure continuity of practice amongst doctors with respect to the method by which the gestation of a foetus is determined before being recorded on the HSA4 abortion notification form.
tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
uin	HL5414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>Ultrasound scanning is commonly used to assess pregnancies in women before they undergo abortion to confirm gestation and identify abnormalities such as ectopic pregnancy or uterine anomalies. In addition, assessment of the date of onset of the last menstrual period, bimanual pelvic examination and abdominal examination may also be used. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists have issued guidance to doctors on termination of pregnancy, <em>The Care of Women Requesting Induced Abortion, </em>which makes recommendations around dating pregnancies, and <em>Termination of Pregnancy for Fetal Abnormality in England, Scotland and Wales</em>. Copies of both documents are attached.</p><p> </p><p>Doctors are under a legal obligation to accurately complete the HSA4 form and send it to the Chief Medical Officer, either manually or electronically, within 14 days of the abortion taking place. The form requires information on the gestation of the pregnancy. No additional proof of gestation is required. All abortions and medical conditions over 23 weeks gestation are scrutinised by an independent medical practitioner contracted by the Department. In addition, forms are checked by the Department where there are inconsistencies in gestation and method of abortions and grounds and place of termination. A check is made for gestation by clinic, as some clinics are only authorised to perform abortions up to certain gestations.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name RCOGcareofwomenrequestingabortionguideline.pdf title The Care of Women Requesting Induced Abortion 2 file name RCOGterminationpregnancyforfetalabnormality.pdf title Termination of Pregnancy for Fetal Abnormality grouped question UIN HL5413 HL5415 question first answered 23/02/2017 14:15:03 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

688278

registered interest
date	09/02/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proof of a foetus’ gestation is provided alongside the submission of the HSA4 abortion notification form.
tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
uin	HL5415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>Ultrasound scanning is commonly used to assess pregnancies in women before they undergo abortion to confirm gestation and identify abnormalities such as ectopic pregnancy or uterine anomalies. In addition, assessment of the date of onset of the last menstrual period, bimanual pelvic examination and abdominal examination may also be used. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists have issued guidance to doctors on termination of pregnancy, <em>The Care of Women Requesting Induced Abortion, </em>which makes recommendations around dating pregnancies, and <em>Termination of Pregnancy for Fetal Abnormality in England, Scotland and Wales</em>. Copies of both documents are attached.</p><p> </p><p>Doctors are under a legal obligation to accurately complete the HSA4 form and send it to the Chief Medical Officer, either manually or electronically, within 14 days of the abortion taking place. The form requires information on the gestation of the pregnancy. No additional proof of gestation is required. All abortions and medical conditions over 23 weeks gestation are scrutinised by an independent medical practitioner contracted by the Department. In addition, forms are checked by the Department where there are inconsistencies in gestation and method of abortions and grounds and place of termination. A check is made for gestation by clinic, as some clinics are only authorised to perform abortions up to certain gestations.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name RCOGcareofwomenrequestingabortionguideline.pdf title The Care of Women Requesting Induced Abortion 2 file name RCOGterminationpregnancyforfetalabnormality.pdf title Termination of Pregnancy for Fetal Abnormality grouped question UIN HL5413 HL5414 question first answered 23/02/2017 14:15:03 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

685362

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Negligence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many payments for wrongful birth, other than cases of failed sterilisation or vasectomy, were made by the NHS Litigation Authority to parents of children with Down's syndrome in each of the past five years; and what was the total cost of each payment.
tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
uin	HL5266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2017 answer text <p>There are two successful claims for wrongful birth recorded in the NHS Litigation Authority (NHS LA) Claims Management System that relate to a child being born with Downs Syndrome in the period requested. The damages paid to date relating to these two cases are £7,454,200, with the total payments over the lifetime of the claims calculated to reach £10,457,242.</p><p>Data is not held on the NHS LA Claims Management System on how much the NHS LA has paid out in total since 1990 to parents of babies with disabilities who claimed that they would have had an abortion had they known earlier that their child would have a disability. To obtain the data, a manual review of the case files would be required which would incur disproportionate cost. Data would only be available from April 1995 when the NHS LA was established, as before that trusts dealt with their clinical negligence claims locally.</p><p>There have been a total of 156 successful wrongful birth claims; this figure does not include failed vasectomy or sterilisation claims. To date, these claims have resulted in payments of damages of £114,264,308 with the total payments over the lifetime of the claims calculated to reach £123,894,773. It is not possible to provide data on the specific disabilities for which compensation was awarded in these cases without a manual review of the case files which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL5267 HL5268 question first answered 16/02/2017 15:05:02 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

685363

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Negligence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much the NHS Litigation Authority has paid in total since 1990 to parents of babies with disabilities who claimed that they would have had an abortion had they known earlier that their child would have a disability.
tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
uin	HL5267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2017 answer text <p>There are two successful claims for wrongful birth recorded in the NHS Litigation Authority (NHS LA) Claims Management System that relate to a child being born with Downs Syndrome in the period requested. The damages paid to date relating to these two cases are £7,454,200, with the total payments over the lifetime of the claims calculated to reach £10,457,242.</p><p>Data is not held on the NHS LA Claims Management System on how much the NHS LA has paid out in total since 1990 to parents of babies with disabilities who claimed that they would have had an abortion had they known earlier that their child would have a disability. To obtain the data, a manual review of the case files would be required which would incur disproportionate cost. Data would only be available from April 1995 when the NHS LA was established, as before that trusts dealt with their clinical negligence claims locally.</p><p>There have been a total of 156 successful wrongful birth claims; this figure does not include failed vasectomy or sterilisation claims. To date, these claims have resulted in payments of damages of £114,264,308 with the total payments over the lifetime of the claims calculated to reach £123,894,773. It is not possible to provide data on the specific disabilities for which compensation was awarded in these cases without a manual review of the case files which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL5266 HL5268 question first answered 16/02/2017 15:05:02 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

685364

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Negligence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many successful claims for wrongful birth, other than cases of failed sterilisation or vasectomy, have been made since 1990; what was the total amount of compensation awarded by the NHS Litigation Authority in each case; and for what specific disabilities was compensation awarded in successful claims.
tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
uin	HL5268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2017 answer text <p>There are two successful claims for wrongful birth recorded in the NHS Litigation Authority (NHS LA) Claims Management System that relate to a child being born with Downs Syndrome in the period requested. The damages paid to date relating to these two cases are £7,454,200, with the total payments over the lifetime of the claims calculated to reach £10,457,242.</p><p>Data is not held on the NHS LA Claims Management System on how much the NHS LA has paid out in total since 1990 to parents of babies with disabilities who claimed that they would have had an abortion had they known earlier that their child would have a disability. To obtain the data, a manual review of the case files would be required which would incur disproportionate cost. Data would only be available from April 1995 when the NHS LA was established, as before that trusts dealt with their clinical negligence claims locally.</p><p>There have been a total of 156 successful wrongful birth claims; this figure does not include failed vasectomy or sterilisation claims. To date, these claims have resulted in payments of damages of £114,264,308 with the total payments over the lifetime of the claims calculated to reach £123,894,773. It is not possible to provide data on the specific disabilities for which compensation was awarded in these cases without a manual review of the case files which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL5266 HL5267 question first answered 16/02/2017 15:05:02 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin