§ David DavisTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the number of teenage pregnancies has been in (i) Haltemprice and Howden and (ii) East Riding of Yorkshire in each of the last five years. [149669]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. David Davis dated 26 January 2004:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question on what the number of teenage pregnancies has been in (i) Haltemprice and Howden and (ii) East Riding of Yorkshire in each of the last five years. (149669)To protect the confidentiality of individuals, figures for Haltemprice and Howden parliamentary constituency cannot be released as this might reveal small numbers of cases in individual wards.The number of teenage pregnancies for East Riding of Yorkshire UA for 1997 to 2001 (the latest year for which figures are available), are shown in the table below.In the answer provided, teenagers are interpreted as those under 18 at the time of conception, because the target set by The Government Strategy on Teenage Pregnancy is for this age-group.
East Riding of Yorkshire 1997 195 1998 196 1999 167 2000 174 2001 (Provisional) 173