HC Deb 21 April 1967 vol 745 cc192-3W
Mr. Brooks

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the proportion of illegitimate persons for 1966 in Scotland within each quinquennial age range of 0–4, 5–9, 10–14, 15–19, 20–24, 25–29, 30–34, 35–39, 40–44, 45–49, 50–54, 55–59, 60–64, 65–69, 70–74, 75–79 and 80–84 years, respectively.

Mr. Ross

The information is not available.

Mr. Brooks

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what proportion of the live births in Glasgow was illegitimate in the years 1951, 1956, 1961 and 1966;

(2) what proportion of live births in Scotland in each of the years 1951, 1956, 1961, and 1966 was illegitimate.

Mr. Ross

The following table shows illegitimate births expressed as percentages of live births in Scotland and Glasgow in each of the years mentioned:

Year Scotland Glasgow
1951 5.1 5.3
1956 4.3 4.8
1961 4.6 5.4
1966 6.4 8.8

Mr. Brooks

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the latest estimate of the Registrar General for the number of illegitimate births anticipated in Scotland for each of the years 1971, 1976, 1981, and 1986.

Mr. Ross

No estimates are made by the Registrar General of the probable number of illegitimate births in future years.

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