HC Deb 07 May 1996 vol 277 cc62-3W
Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many sets of(a) twins, (b) triplets, (c) quadruplets, (d) quintuplets and (e) sextuplets were born in Scotland in each year since 1990; and if he will make a statement. [27415]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The information is as follows:

Type of birth 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 11995
Twins
2 live 711 682 790 751 762 780
1 live, 1 stillbirth 15 22 11 25 13 30
2 stillbirth 5 5 6 4 3 5
Triplets
3 live 14 18 15 10 16 27
2 live, 1 stillbirth 2 4 — — — 1
1 live, 2 stillbirth — 2 — — — 1

Type of birth 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 11995
Quadruplets
4 live 1 1 — — — 1
3 live, 1 stillbirth — 1 — — 1 —
Quintuplets — — — — — —
Sextuplets — — — — — —
1provisional.