§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many children have been born to mothers under the age of 20 years in each year since 1990. [52919]
§ Ms HewittThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Martyn Jones, dated 30 July 1998:
As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question on the number of children who have been born to mothers under the age of 20 years in each year since 1990.The numbers of live births to mothers aged under 20 in England and Wales for the years 1990 to 1996 are published in Table 3.1 of the annual reference volume 1996 Birth Statistics FM1 No. 25. This publication is available in the House of Commons Library.In England and Wales during 1997, the latest year for which figures are available, there were 46,316 live births to mothers aged under 20.