§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many sets of(a) twins, (b) triplets, (c) quadruplets, (d) quintuplets and (e) sextuplets were born in England in 1993; what was the total number of maternities in England and Wales; and how many multiple births of each type were conceived as a result of (i) in-vitro fertilisation, (ii) gamete intra-fallopian transfer and (iii) other forms of assisted conception.
§ Mr. SackvilleThere were 668,511 maternities in England and Wales in 1993, of which 8,302 resulted in twins, 234 in triplets, 12 in quadruplets and one in sextuplets.
Information on multiple births in 1992 following assisted conception—the latest year for which figures are available—is contained in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority's annual report. Copies of this report are available in the Library.