HC Deb 03 May 1995 vol 259 cc253-4W
Mr. Martin Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many cases of divorce have been reported during the last year; and what were the comparable figures for each of the previous four years. [20752]

Mr. Richards

The information requested for Wales is in the following table.

Year Divorces1
19942 17,941
1993 8,517
1992 8,633
1991 8,542
1990 8,159
Notes:
1 Divorces according to the date of decree absolute.
2 The 1994 figure is provisional and is liable to revision to take account of late amendments.

Source:

Lord Chancellors Department.