§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Attorney-General how many divorces were registered during 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982, respectively.
§ The Solicitor-GeneralThe numbers of petitions for divorce, nullity of marriage and judicial separation and the numbers of decrees absolute of divorce and nullity and decrees of judicial separation granted for the four years from 1979 to 1982 are set out in the table.
England and Wales Year Petitions Decrees Absolute of divorce and nullity Decrees of Judicial Separation 1979 167,511 137,985 1,640 1980 177,415 146,458 2,560 1981 176,162 144,825 3,334 1982 170,350 135,903 3,868