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The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.Letter from Jil Matheson, dated October 2009:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many pregnancies there were where either the mother or the father was aged (a) 13 and under, (b) 14 or 15 and (c) between 16 and 18 years in each of the last five years. (296491)""Figures on conceptions are estimates based on the number of live births, stillbirths or legal abortions. They do not include miscarriages and illegal abortions.""The table below provides the number of conceptions to women aged (a) under 14, (b) 14 or 15 and (c) 16 to 18 years for England and Wales for 2003 to 2007 (the most recent year for which figures are available).""Figures on conceptions by father's age are not available."<Table width="100%" summary="" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" border="0"><thead><tr><th>Conceptions¹ to women aged (a) under 14 years² , (b) 14² or 15² years and (c) 16 to 18² years, 2003-2007: England and Wales³Numbers</th></tr></thead><TR><TD></TD><TD>Age of women at conception</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>(a) Under 14 years</TD><TD>(b) 14 or 15 years</TD><TD>(c) 16 to 18 years</TD></TR><TR><TD>2003</TD><TD>334</TD><TD>7,690</TD><TD>60,748</TD></TR><TR><TD>2004</TD><TD>337</TD><TD>7,278</TD><TD>61.956</TD></TR><TR><TD>2005</TD><TD>327</TD><TD>7,603</TD><TD>62,439</TD></TR><TR><TD>2006</TD><TD>295</TD><TD>7,531</TD><TD>62,436</TD></TR><TR><TD>2007</TD><TD>369</TD><TD>7,831</TD><TD>63,748</TD></TR><tfoot><TR><td>¹ Figures on conceptions are estimates based on the number of live births, stillbirths or legal abortions. They do not include miscarriages and illegal abortions.</td></TR><TR><td>² Age at estimated date of conception.</td></TR><TR><td>³ Women usually resident in England and Wales.</td></TR></tfoot></Table> |