§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many teenage pregnancies there were in each of the last five years, broken down by(a) age and (b) region. [42329]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Coo to Tim Loughton, dated March 2002:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many teenage pregnancies there were in each of the last five year, broken down by (a) age and (b) region. (42329)
Figures for the latest available five years, 1996–2000, are shown in the table.
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Teenage conceptions: numbers by age and health region 1996–2000 Age at conception Year of conception and health region1 <14 14 15 16 17 18 19 1997 Northern and Yorkshire 57 309 907 1,996 2,924 3,459 3,595 Trent 34 217 647 1,460 2,134 2,605 2,598 Eastern 25 149 457 1,135 1,721 2,138 2,351 London 57 285 799 1,938 2,896 3,796 4,489 South East 47 262 774 1,823 2,898 3,436 3,553 South West 34 142 422 1,072 1,532 1,927 1,975 West Midlands 52 239 721 1,635 2,574 3,020 3,031 North West 45 245 781 2,059 2,959 3,666 3,818 Wales 14 116 434 940 1,391 1,570 1,621 1998 Northern and Yorkshire 63 301 856 1,884 2,975 3,777 3,909 Trent 56 241 672 1,480 2,317 2,885 2,936 Eastern 28 156 451 1,108 1,849 2,298 2,519 London 64 280 808 1,852 3,038 4,157 4,762 South East 54 236 773 1,855 2,997 3,755 4,005 South West 35 144 474 1,065 1,642 2,130 2,213 West Midlands 56 227 752 1,567 2,483 3,116 3,380 North West 39 263 826 2,009 3,113 4,095 4,099 Wales 28 140 429 982 1,451 1,726 1,746 1999 Northern and Yorkshire 53 260 806 1,908 2,787 3,515 4,011 Trent 39 204 623 1,428 2,078 2,748 3,055 Eastern 27 145 455 1,037 1,756 2,295 2,477 London 71 257 730 1,896 3,021 4,075 4,894 South East 63 256 737 1,754 2,768 3,570 4,019 South West 28 161 469 1,000 1,513 1,959 2,229 West Midlands 49 206 635 1,550 2,398 2,980 3,445 North West 50 258 826 1,904 3,041 3,746 4,182 Wales 26 119 392 857 1,387 1,739 1,820 20002 Northern and Yorkshie 43 250 805 1,785 2,667 3,537 3,794 Trent 40 181 590 1,366 2,042 2,573 3,024 Eastern 30 153 430 1,113 1,605 2,157 2,424 London 87 303 856 1,892 2,900 4,057 5,085 South East 47 268 792 1,766 2,736 3,363 4,043 South West 40 153 450 984 1,464 1,966 2,167 West Midlands 49 234 709 1,512 2,355 3,021 3,521 North West 38 229 840 1,903 2,983 3,826 4,192 Wales 21 119 354 828 1,327 1,666 1,851 1 Boundaries as at 1 April 2001 1 Provisional Source:
Office for National Statistics