§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state (a) the total number of live births, (b) the total number of illegitimate live births, (c) the ratio of live births to abortions and (d) the number of illegitimate births as a percentage of live births for women who are aged (i) over 20 years and (ii) under 20 years, and resident in Scotland in each of the following years: 1967, 1969, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982 and 1983.
§ Mr. John MacKayTables A1.1 and S1.1 of the 1983 annual report of the Registrar General for Scotland and table S1.1 of the 1974 report give data (other than percentages) about the requests at(a), (b) and (d). The ratios for live births to abortions for all women are as follows:
Ratio 1967 n/a 1969 25:1 1974 9:1 1978 9:1 1980 9:1 1982 8:1 1983 8:1 n/a=Not available.