§ Mr. FlookTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) girls and (b) boys under 16 suffered from a sexually transmitted disease in Taunton Deane in each year since 1997. [167551]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe information requested is not collected centrally.
§ Mr. FlookTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many girls under(a) 16 and (b) 17 were (i) registered as pregnant and (ii) gave birth in Taunton Deane in each year since 1997. [167552]
§ Ruth KellyI have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Adrian Flook, dated 26 April 2004:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many girls under (a) 16 and (b) 17 were (i) registered as pregnant and (ii) gave birth in Taunton Deane in each year since 997. (167552)
The most recent year for which figures are available is 2001.
The table below gives figures for:
- a) all conceptions, and
- b) conceptions leading to maternities
for girls aged under 16 and under 17 in Taunton Deane for 1997 to 2001.
845W
Under 16 Under 17 Year Conceptions Maternities1 Conceptions Maternities1 1997 11 6 30 15 1998 18 7 42 15 1999 16 4 42 18 2000 18 5 40 17 20012 13 7 38 17 1 Maternities resulting in one or more live birth or stillbirth. 2 Provisional figures.
§ Mr. FlookTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) boys and (b) girls under 16 have been issued with contraceptives in Taunton Deane in each year since 1997. [167553]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe information requested is not collected centrally.