§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many(a) boys and (b) girls were born in England in each year from 1980 to 1992. [59712]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Kidgell to Mr. Barry Sheerman, dated 10 June 2002:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question on the number of (a) boys and (b) girls born in England in each year from 1980 to 1992. I am replying in his absence. (59712)The figures are given in the table below.
Total number of live births by sex in England1, 1980 to 1992 Year Male Female Total 1980 316,441 301,930 618,371 1981 307,134 291,029 598,163 1982 302,764 286,947 589,711 1983 304,936 288,319 593,255 1984 307,436 293,137 600,573 1985 317,809 301,492 619,301 1986 319,585 304,024 623,609 1987 330,027 313,303 643,330 1988 334,898 319,465 654,363 1989 332,583 316,774 649,357 1990 341,353 325,567 666,920 1991 338,715 322,091 660,806 1992 334,365 317,419 651,784 1 Births are to mothers who were resident in England at the time of the birth Source:
Key population and vital statistics—Series VS.