§ Mr. David Priceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what have been the number of illegitimate births and the number of known abortions for each for the last 10 years, respectively.
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§ Mr. AlisonAvaliable information for England and Wales is as follows:—
Abortions notified under the Abortion Act 1967 Number of illegitimate birth*(Live and Still) All cases Residents 1963 … 60,340 — — 1964 … 64,649 — — 1965 … 67,533 — — 1966 … 68,324 — — 1967 … 71,260 — — 1968 … 71,038 23,641‡ 22,332‡ 1969 … 68,148 54,819 49,829 1970 … 65,789 86,565 75,962 1971 … 66,750 126,777 94,570 1972 … 63,173† 159,884 108,000§ * All cases—including about 200 illegimate births a year to non-resident women. † Provisional. ‡ Eight months only. § Estimated.