§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many births there have been to girls aged 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 years in each of the last 10 years on Merseyside.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe figures for the years 1974 to 1980 are attached. Comparable figures are not available for earlier years.
Live births to mothers usually resident in the metropolitan county of Merseyside Year Age of mother at birth 12 13 14 15 16 1974 — 2 6 43 191 1975 — — 1 35 175 1976 1 — 6 37 145 1977 — 1 2 32 150 1978 — 1 6 25 130 1979 — 1 5 34 121 1980 — — 2 25 146