§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish figures showing the number of(a) twins, (b) triplets, (c) quadruplets, (d) quintuplets and (e) sextuplets born in Northern Ireland in 1990; what was the total number of maternities in Northern Ireland for 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.
§ Mr. HanleyThe information on multiple births and maternities will be included in the Registrar General's annual report which will be published in June 1992. However, figures will be available in unpublished form by the end of May 1991 and I will send a copy to the hon. Member when they are available. In 1990, seven sets of twins and two sets of triplets were conceived following IVF treatment. There were no multiple births resulting from other forms of specialist infertility treatments.