§ Mr. TrickettTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many children were born to teenage mothers in the Wakefield District(a) in 1980 and (b) in the last year for which figures are available. [38281]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe information requested 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. Jon Trickett, dated 8 April 1998:
As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your question on children born to teenage mothers.The numbers of livebirths in 1980 and 1996 to mothers aged under 20 who were resident in Wakefield Metropolitan County District were as follows:496 in 1980360 in 1996.
§ Mr. TrickettTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the perinatal death rate of children born to teenage mothers(a) living in the Wakefield District and (b) in England as a whole. [38323]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe information requested 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. Jon Trickett, dated 8 April 1998:
As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your recent question on the perinatal death rate of children.The perinatal death rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths of children born to teenage mothers in 1993–1996 (combined) was (a) 11.0 in Wakefield Health Authority, and (b) 11.1 in England as a whole.