§ Mr. Corbettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what numbers and percentages of births took place in
Live births in National Health Service hospitals Stillbirths in National Health Service hospitals Estimated mean duration of stay in hospital for deliveries without complication (day[...] Number As a percentage of all live births Number As a percentage of all stillbirths 1967 … 625,753 75.2 11,325 90.4 n a. 1968 … 642,262 78.4 10,845 91.5 7.9 1969 … 651,258 81.7 9,788 91.9 7.6 1970 … 663,788 84.6 9,709 93.9 7.4 1971 … 682,535 87.2 9,260 93.5 7.1 1972 … 649,801 89.6 8,320 94.6 7.1 1973 … 622,580 92.1 7,540 95.0 6.8 1974 … 601,546 94.0 6,876 95.8 6.9 1975 … 573,918 95.1 6,032 95.8 6.7 1976 … 560,851 96.0 5,472 95.8 n.a. 1977* … 550,178 96.7 5,209 96.6 n.a. * Provisional. n.a. = Not available.
§ Mr. Corbettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what were the numbers of illegitimate births in England and Wales for each of the years 1967 to 1977 inclusive.
§ Mr. Moyle, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 19th April 1978], gave the following information:
The numbers of illegitimate births in England and Wales were as follows:
Live births Still births 1967 69,928 1,332 1968 69,806 1,232 1969 67,041 1,107 1970 64,744 1,045 1971 65,678 1,072 1972 62,511 951 1973 58,097 879 1974 56,486 834 1975 54,891 716 1976 53,766 687 1977 (provisional) 55,443 698