HC Deb 30 January 1984 vol 53 cc107-8W
Mr. Fisher

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many babies have been still-born in each of the last 10 years for which statistics are available.

Mr. John Patten

The figures are as follows:

Stillbirths occurring in England and Wales
Year Number
1973 7,936
1974 7,175
1975 6,295
1976 5,709
1977 5,405
1978 5,108
1979 5,125
1980 4,773
1981 4,207
1982 3,939