§ Rev. Martin SmythTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list by year from 1980 to 1990 the number of illegitimate births by year to teenage mothers by age.
§ Mr. DorrellThe numbers of births outside marriage to women aged 19 and under in the United Kingdom for the years 1980–1990 were as follows:
Age of mother at birth Year 15 and under 16 17 18 19 Total under 20 1980 1,418 3,527 7,040 8,553 8,544 29,082 1981 1,276 3,668 6,808 9,056 8,943 29,751 1982 1,306 3,628 7,607 9,719 10,249 32,509 1983 1,397 3,807 7,715 10,212 11,243 34,374 1984 1,469 4,059 8,529 11,156 12,303 37,516 1985 1,544 4,408 9,328 12,719 13,829 41,828 1986 1,517 4,442 9,907 13,840 15,345 45,051 1987 1,458 4,622 10,099 14,906 16,655 47,740 1988 1,444 4,764 11,018 15,355 18,034 50,615 1989 1,472 4,549 10,417 15,435 17,502 49,375 1990 1,454 4,454 10,590 15,295 18,716 50,509