§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what information he has about the average length of a marriage in the United Kingdom; and what has been the trend in this figure since 1955.
§ Mr. WhitneyInformation is not available in the precise form requested but some material relating to marriages in England and Wales is contained in an article published in "Population Trends No 27" (Spring 1982) on "The Proportion of Marriages Ending in Divorce", a copy of which is in the Library.