HC Deb 25 November 1996 vol 286 c73W
Mr. Frank Field

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many births were registered in Great Britain in each of the last 15 years. [2950]

Mrs. Angela Knight

[holding answer 12 November 1996]The information falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Frank Field, dated 25 November 1996: The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question on the number of live births that occurred in Great Britain in each of the last fifteen years. The figures requested are shown in the attached table.

Live births in Great Britain
Year Live births
1981 703,546
1982 692,127
1983 694,212
1984 701,924
1985 723,093
1986 726,830
1987 747,752
1988 759,789
1989 751,205
1990 772,113
1991 766,241
1992 755,445
1993 736,755
1994 726,382
1995 708,189