§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a ranking by region of the percentage of families headed by a female lone parent.
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§ Mr. StewartThe information is not readily available in precisely the form requested. However, two closely related statistics have been derived from published 1991 census tables. The information is shown in the table.
The term "female lone parent households" is used here to describe households with one female aged 16 or over and one or more children under 16, not necessarily related. The term "lone parent families" is used here to describe families with dependent children headed by a lone parent—male or female.
1991 Census: Female lone parent households and lone parent families Scotland Region Female lone parent households as a percentage of all households Lone parent families as a percentage of all families Percentage Rank Percentage1 Rank Borders 2.4 10 6.3 11 Central 3.9 4 8.5 5 Dumfries and Galloway 2.8 8 7.1 7 Fife 4.0 3 8.6 4 Grampian 2.9 7 6.4 10 Highland 3.3 6 7.7 6 Lothian 3.8 5 8.8 3 Strathclyde 4.9 1 11.0 1 Tayside 4.3 2 9.8 2 Orkney 2.1 12 6.1 12 Shetland 2.6 9 7.0 8 Western Isles 2.1 11 6.6 9 1 Based on a 10 per cent, sample of census returns. Sources: 1991 Census Report for Scotland (tables I, 40 and 89).
1991 Census Definitions Volume.