§ Chris RuaneTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many teenage pregnancies there were in each(a) constituency and (b) county in the last 12 months. [87154]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Chris Ruane, dated 16 December 2002:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many teenage pregnancies there were in each (a) constituency and (b) county in the last 12 months. (87154)The latest available figures are for 2000. Teenage conception data for 2000 by local authorities were published on the ONS website on 27th February 2002 and will also be made available by ward by April 2003. To protect the confidentiality of individuals, figures for certain parliamentary constituencies cannot be released as this might reveal small number of cases in individual wards. Number of teenage conceptions by each parliamentary constituency and county for 2000 have been placed in the Libraries of the House.