§ Mr. Gerald HowarthTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many households with children there were in(a) 1970, (b) 1980 and (c) 1999 where (i) both parents were married and the children were born to those parents and (ii) stepchildren formed part of the households. [117536]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Pullinger to Mr. Gerald Howarth, dated 5 April 2000:
The Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been asked to reply to your recent question on how many households were (a) both parents are married and the children were born to those parents and (b) stepchildren formed part of the household. I am replying in the Director's absence.The estimated number of married couples with only natural dependent children was around 5 million in Great Britain in 1991. There were about 500 thousand families, which included at least one dependent stepchild living in them in Great Britain in 1991. (There are no other official estimates of the numbers of these married couples and stepfamilies).
§ Mr. Gerald HowarthTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the number of households with children where the parents are not married and are cohabiting. [117529]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Pullinger to Mr. Gerald Howarth, dated 5 April 2000:
The Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been asked to reply to your recent question on an estimate of the number of households with children where parents are not married and are cohabiting. I am replying in the Director's absence.The estimated number of households containing cohabiting couples with dependent children was 750 thousand in Great Britain in 1999.Source:
1999 Spring Quarter Labour Force Survey
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§ Mr. Gerald HowarthTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many single mothers with dependent children in(a) 1970, (b) 1980 and (c) 1999 were (i) widows and (ii) divorcees. [117537]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Pullinger to Mr. Gerald Howarth, dated 5 April 2000:
The Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been asked to reply to your recent question on how many single mothers with dependant childern were (i) widows and (ii) divorcees in (a) 1970, (b) 1980 and (c) 1999 I am replying in the Director's absence.The estimated numbers of lone mothers in Great Britain were (in thousands):
1971 1981 1999 Divorced lone mothers 120 320 460 Widowed lone mothers 120 120 60
§ Mr. Gerald HowarthTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many(a) single parent and (b) single mother households there were in (i) 1970, (ii) 1980 and (iii) 1999. [117546]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Pullinger to Mr. Gerald Howarth, dated 5 April 2000:
The Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been asked to reply to your recent question on how many (a) single parents and (b) single mother households there were in 1970, 1980 and 1999. I am replying in the Director's absence.
The estimated numbers of lone mothers in Great Britain were (in thousands): 1971 1981 1999 Lone parents 570 900 1,700 Lone mothers 500 800 1,500
§ Mr. Gerald HowarthTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate for(a) 1970, (b) 1980 and (c) 1999 how many dependent children lived in households where the parents were not married and were cohabiting. [117535]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Pullinger to Mr. Gerald Howarth, dated 5 April 2000:
The Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been asked to reply to your recent question on the estimate for how many dependant children lived in households where the parents were not married and were cohabiting in (a) 1970, (b) 1980 and (c) 1999. I am replying in the Director's absence.The estimated numbers of dependent children living in cohabiting couple families in Great Britain were (in thousands):
- 1989: 780
- 1996: 1,100
- 1999: 1,200.