§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many(a) men and (b) women were widowed in each month in (i) 2001 and (ii) 2002. [91616]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
52WLetter from John Pullinger to Mr. Oliver Heald, dated 20 January 2003:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your question asking how many (a) men and (b) women were widowed in each month in (i) 2001 and (ii) 2002. I am replying in his absence. (91616)The latest available figures for England and Wales are for 2001. The information requested for that year is given in the table below.
Number of new widows and widowers by month, England and Wales, 20011 Widows Widowers January 12835 6430 February 11056 5465 March 12375 6018 April 11249 5797 May 11471 5506 June 10680 5162 July 10893 5411 August 10647 5128 September 10716 5212 October 11076 5393 November 11014 5604 December 12414 5917 1Data are for deaths occurring in the year