HC Deb 13 April 1970 vol 799 cc151-2W
41. Mr. Stainton

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services when he will introduce amending legislation to ensure that the name of the father of an illegitimate child may be entered in the birth register where an affiliation order has been obtained and the father is unwilling to co-operate with the mother in terms of the Family Law Reform Act, 1969.

Dr. John Dunwoody

This is one of a number of acceptable changes in the law relating to the registration of births and deaths. I cannot say when it will be possible to introduce a Bill.

46. Mr. Kenneth Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many illegitimate births there were in the years 1969, 1968, 1967 and 1966; and how many there were in the years 1960 and 1961.

Dr. John Dunwoody

The following are the figures:

ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS (ENGLAND AND WALES)
Live births Still births Total live and still births
1960 42,707 1,092 43,799
1961 48,490 1,201 49,691
1966 67,056 1,268 68,324
1967 69,928 1,332 71,260
1968 69,806 1,232 71,038
1969 (January-September (provisional)) 51,500 900 52,400