§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish figures showing the number of(a) twins, (b) triplets, (c) quadruplets, (d) quintuplets and (e) sextuplets born in Scotland in 1990; what was the total number of maternities in Scotland for that year; and what was the total number of multiple births of each type which were conceived as a result of (i) IVF, (ii) GIFT and (iii) other forms of assisted births.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 7 May 1991]: The information is as follows:
Number1 (i) Type of Birth Twin 731 Triplet 16 Quadruplets 1 Quintuplets — Sextuplets — (ii) Total confinements 65,556 1 Provisional. Information on the number of multiple births attributed to assisted reproduction is not available.