HC Deb 06 January 2004 vol 416 c287W
Tim Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children were affected by divorce in(a) 2001–02 and (b) 2002–03. (145658]

Mr. Lammy

I have been asked to reply.

The Office for National Statistics publishes annual figures for the number of children of divorcing couples in England and Wales. The total number of children involved for the last two years for which figures are available are as follows: 2001—146,914 2002—149,335