§ Lord SIMON of GLAISDALEasked Her Majesty's Government:
(1) How many petitions for divorce were presented in Northern Ireland in the two months of January and February of the years 1978 and 1979 respectively;
(2) How many children under the age of 16 were enumerated in those petitions in those years respectively.
§ Lord MELCHETTThe information is as follows:
January and February January and February 1978 1979 Petitions for divorce in Northern Ireland 127 95 Number of children under 16 enumerated in these petitions 163 111