§ Lord Skelmersdaleasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many females of school age became pregnant in each of the past 20 years for which figures are available. [HL2393]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyThe information requested falls within the reponsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook, National Statistician, dated 10 April 2003.
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many females of school age became pregnant in each of the last twenty years for which figures are available. (HL2393)
The information requested is shown in the attached table. Figures prior to 1987 are not comparable with later years as the method of calculating mother's age at conception was revised in that year.
Conceptions to girls aged under 17, England and Wales, 1982–2001. Year Number of conceptions resulting in a birth or termination 1982 24,029 1983 24,598 1984 25,644 1985 25,552 1986 24,619 19871 24,739 1988 23,653 1989 22,653 1990 22,062 1991 20,103 1992 19,149 1993 18,298 1994 19,131 1995 20,433 1996 23,141 1997 22,329 1998 22,254 1999 21,279 2000 21,268 20012 20,994 1 The method used to calculate mother's age at conception was revised in 1987. 2 Provisional.