§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is his latest estimate of the total number of children in Wales in one-parent families; and what proportion this represents (a) of all children and (b) of all families.
§ Mr. Barry JonesThe total number of dependent children in one-parent families in Wales is estimated from the 1971 census as approximately 53,000. This represents 8 per cent, of all dependent children. One-parent families with one or more dependent children represent 8.3 per cent. of all families with at least one dependent child.