HC Deb 14 December 1977 vol 941 cc231-2W
Mr. Lomas

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many one-parent families there are now compared with 1965, 1970 and 1975.

Mr. Orme

I would refer my hon. Friend to the information given in my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Barking (Miss Richardson) on 8th July.—[Vol. 934, c.679–680.]

Data for 1965 and 1970 are not available.

Mr. Lomas

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the percentage of one-parent families in the metropolitan district of Kirklees; and how this compares with the national figure.

Mr. Orme

The number of lone-parent families in the metropolitan district of Kirklees as given in the 1971 Census tabulations is 914, which is 9.1 per cent. of all families. This is the same as the percentage for Great Britain as a whole.