§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people who divorced in each of the last three years got married at(a) 16, (b) 17 and (c) 18 years of age.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe numbers of men and women who divorced in the last three years for which information is available, and who were aged 16, 17 and 18 when they married, are shown in the table.
England and Wales Year of divorce (obtaining decree absolute) Age at marriage 1989 1990 1991 Husbands 16 171 167 158 17 1,029 970 931 18 4,029 3,780 3,853 Wives 16 2,596 2,363 2,244 17 6,606 6,165 6,121 18 14,766 14,321 14,190 Source: Office of Population Censuses and Surveys.
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