§ Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of illegitimate live births in England and Wales in each of the years 1960 to 1972 inclusive; and what was the percentage of the total number of live births in each case.
§ Mr. AlisonThe numbers in England and Wales were as follows:
Year Illegitimate live births Percentage of total live births 1960 42,707 5.4 1961 48,490 6.0 1962 55,376 6.6 1963 59,104 6.9 1964 63,340 7.2 1965 66,249 7.7 1966 67,056 7.9 1967 69,928 8.4 1968 69,806 8.5 1969 67,041 8.4 1970 64,744 8.3 1971 65,678 8.4 1972 62,511 8.6