Children (Hansard, 19 May 1993)

§ Ms Primarolo
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children there were at the most convenient date in each year since 1977; and how many of them were aged on those dates(a) under one year, (b) between one and four years, (c) between five and nine years, (d) between 10 and 14 years and (e) between 15 and 17 years.

§ Mr. Sackville
The information is shown in the table.
195W

Ages (years):—

Mid-year (30 June) Total children aged under 18 0 1–4 5–9 10–14 15–17

1982 12,369 620 2,443 3,032 3,791 2,483

1983 12,148 623 2,496 2,923 3,680 2,426

1984 11,954 623 2,510 2,916 3,528 2,377

1985 11,823 649 2,502 2,960 3,388 2,324

1986 11,730 655 2,528 3,025 3,214 2,308

1987 11,635 664 2,562 3,099 3,060 2,250

1988 11,581 686 2,602 3,164 2,957 2,172

1989 11,512 680 2,666 3,178 2,951 2,037

1990 11,496 686 2,694 3,194 2,993 1,929

1991¹ 11,552 702 2,725 3,219 3,057 1,849

¹ The estimates for 1991 are provisional. Final 1991 population estimates (taking account of later 1991 Census results) will be published in June 1993, and estimates for the period 1982–90 will be revised slightly thereafter to make them fully consistent with these final 1991 figures.

§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research has been undertaken by her Department into the feasibility of developing a non-fault compensation scheme to deal with claims of medical negligence affecting children born with a disability.

§ Mr. Sackville
None.

		Ages (years):—
Mid-year (30 June)	Total children aged under 18	0	1–4	5–9	10–14	15–17
1982	12,369	620	2,443	3,032	3,791	2,483
1983	12,148	623	2,496	2,923	3,680	2,426
1984	11,954	623	2,510	2,916	3,528	2,377
1985	11,823	649	2,502	2,960	3,388	2,324
1986	11,730	655	2,528	3,025	3,214	2,308
1987	11,635	664	2,562	3,099	3,060	2,250
1988	11,581	686	2,602	3,164	2,957	2,172
1989	11,512	680	2,666	3,178	2,951	2,037
1990	11,496	686	2,694	3,194	2,993	1,929
1991¹	11,552	702	2,725	3,219	3,057	1,849
¹ The estimates for 1991 are provisional. Final 1991 population estimates (taking account of later 1991 Census results) will be published in June 1993, and estimates for the period 1982–90 will be revised slightly thereafter to make them fully consistent with these final 1991 figures.