§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish figures showing the number of(a) twins, (b) triplets, (c) quadruplets, (d) quintuplets and (e) sextuplets born in England and Wales in 1990; what was the total number of maternities in that year; and what was the total number of multiple cases of each type which were conceived as a result of (i) IVF, (ii) GIFT and (iii) other forms of assisted births.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyIn 1990, there were 701,130 maternities in England and Wales. These included:
Numbers Twins 7,934 Triplets 201 Quadruplets 10 Quintuplets or over 0 Total number of maternities with multiple births 8,145 Data on the number of births which occurred following IVF, GIFT or other procedures to assist conception are not yet available.