HC Deb 21 July 1988 vol 137 c831W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the number of sets of(a) twins, (b) triplets, (c) quadruplets, (d) quintuplets, (e) sextuplets, and (f) septuplets born in England and Wales in 1987; and what was the total number of maternities in that year.

Mrs. Currie

In 1987, there were 677,467 maternities in England and Wales, including:

Number
Twins 7,186
Triplets 125
Quadruplets 7
Quintuplets 1
Sextuplets 0
Septuplets 1
All multiple maternities 7,320