§ Mr. JannerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children were born in the United Kingdom in each of the last five years; and how many and what percentage of those children were born to parents who were married at the time of their birth.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe numbers of live births in the United Kingdom in 1987 to 1991 were as follows:
Total births Births within marriage Percentage of births within marriage 1987 775,617 598,085 77.1 1988 787,556 589,516 74.9 1989 777,276 570,586 73.4 1990 798,612 575,768 72.1 11991 792,506 556,393 70.2 1 Provisional. Source (OPCS).