§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) recorded births and (b) birth defects there were in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years. [187770]
§ Angela Smith(a) The number of recorded births in Northern Ireland each year from 1994 to 2003 (the latest year for which the data are available) is given in the following table.
Number of recorded births (live and still) in Northern Ireland, 1994 to 2003 Births 1994 24,251 1995 23,838 1996 24,535 1997 24,218 1998 23,790 1999 23,089 2000 21,605 2001 22,074 2002 21,507 2003 21,756 (b) Information on all birth defects is not available. However, information is collected by the Chief Medical Officer on the number of children born each year suffering from a number of selected congenital malformations in Northern Ireland. This information is provided in the following table for the years 1994 to 2003.
Number of selected congenital malformations, 1994 to 2003 Anencephalus Hydrocephalus Spina Bifida Downs Syndrome 1994 3 6 19 29 1995 3 10 12 25 1996 6 5 6 38
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Number of schools providing post-primary education between the ages of 11 and 16 Year eight to 12 enrolments at these schools Total enrolment at these schools Controlled Grammar 17 10,838 14,883 Voluntary Grammar 53 35,529 48,464 Catholic Maintained Grammar 0 0 0 Controlled Secondary 68 34,884 37,289 Catholic Maintained Secondary 76 39,057 44,275 Grant Maintained Integrated 14 6,876 8,070 Controlled Integrated 4 1,951 2,007 Independent Schools 13 353 781
Number of selected congenital malformations, 1994 to 2003 Anencephalus Hydrocephalus Spina Bifida Downs Syndrome 1997 3 9 9 45 1998 7 10 11 42 1999 5 13 8 27 2000 0 13 9 32 2001 5 11 13 36 2002 6 9 9 12 20031 3 6 12 32 1Figures not yet published by CMO.