HL Deb 28 March 1972 vol 329 cc1046-7WA
LORD AVEBURY

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many illegitimate births were recorded in each of the years 1967 to 1971 inclusive.

LORD ABERDARE

The Registrar General's Quarterly Returns show the numbers of illegitimate birth occurrences in England and Wales in the years 1967 to 1970, which together with the provisional figure for 1971 were as follows:

1967 69,928
1968 69,806
1969 67,041
1970 64,744
1971 (provisional) 65,000