§ Mrs. Ann WintertonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the rate of illegitimate births in
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Table 1: Red book figures Estimated capital investment 1997–98 £ million 1998–99 £ million 1999–2000 £ million Total £ million HM Treasury Project: Refurbishment of headquarters building 50 60 60 170 Inland Revenue (including the VOA) Project: Manchester/Stockport NOS1 17 0 0 17 St. John's House, Bootle 9 3 0 12 Edinburgh NOS1 7 0 0 7 Glasgow NOS1 8 0 0 8 Other NOS 5 6 6 17 Unidentified major works 17 10 6 33 Telephones exchanges and equipment 1 1 1 3 Total 64 20 13 97 the latest year for which figures are available in (a) England and Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) Northern Ireland. [21281]
§ 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 Mrs. Ann Winterton, dated 20 March 1997:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question asking for the percentage of live births outside marriage in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland during the latest year for which data are available.The figures requested are shown in the below.
Percentage of live births outside marriage 1995 Area Percentage England and Wales 33.9 Scotland 33.7 Northern Ireland 23.1 These figures are published in the annual reference volume "Birth Statistics" Series FM1, copies of which are available in the House of Commons Library.