§ Mr. FieldTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the rate of conceptions to women aged under 18 years of age per 1,000 women aged 15 to 17 years of age in 1998. [108353]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Frank Field, dated 3 February 2000:
As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question on the rate of conceptions to women aged under 18 years in 1998.Figures for 1998 are not yet available. The conception rates for women aged under 18 in England and Wales for 1990–1997 are shown in the table:
Year Conceptions to women under 18 per 1,000 women aged 15–17 1990 47.7 1991 44.6 1992 43.6 1993 42.5 1994 42.0 1995 42.0 1996 46.4 1997 45.9