§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many live births there were in each of the last 15 years in Great Britain. [2951]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Frank Field, dated 12 November 1996:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question asking for the number of live births that occurred in Great Britain in each of the last fifteen years.178WThe figures requested are shown in the table below.
Live births in Great Britain Year Live births 1981 703,546 1982 692,127 1983 694,212 1984 701,924 1985 723,093 1986 726,830 1987 747,752 1988 759,789 1989 751,205 1990 772,113 1991 766,241 1992 755,445 1993 736,755 1994 726,382 1995 708,189