HC Deb 18 July 1989 vol 157 cc135-7W
Ms. Richardson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will give for each year for which the information is available the total numbers of live and still births in England and Wales which were jointly registered by parents who were not married to each other but lived at the same address.

termination by abortion under the 1967 Act are included (and those which led to a spontaneous abortion are excluded). The figures are provisional.

to 16 weeks, 17 to 20 weeks, 21 to 24 weeks and 25 weeks and over on each of the following grounds: one with other, two alone, three with or without two, four alone, four with any other except one and five and six.

Mr. Freeman

The information is shown in the table:

and over, on women in each of the following age groups: under 15 years, 15 years, 16 to 19 years, 20 to 24 years, 25 to 29 years, 30 to 34 years, 35 to 39 years, 40 to 44 years and 45 years and over.

Mr. Freeman

The information requested is shown in the table:

Mr. Freeman

The information requested is shown in the table.

Live and stillbirths, England and Wales, 1986 to 1988 jointly registered by parents who were not married but lived at the same address
1986 1987 1988
Live births 65,844 75,572 87,601
Stillbirths 331 387 393
TOTAL 66,175 75,959 87,994

Ms. Richardson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will give the total numbers of live births and stillbirths in England and Wales in 1988, giving the numbers of each that were(a) legitimate, (b) jointly registered illegitimate and (c) solely registered illegitimate.

Mr. Freeman

The information requested in shown in the table.

Legitimate Jointly registered illegitimate Solely registered illegitimate
Live births 516,225 123,408 53,944
Stillbirths 2,318 574 482
TOTAL 518,543 123,982 54,426

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