asked the Attorney-General if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the number of divorce decrees absolute granted in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years and the rate per 1,000 married couples which the figures represent.
The information is as follows:
| Decrees of dissolution of marriage | Estimated rate per 1,000 married couples | |
| 1964 | 34,162 | 2·8 |
| 1965 | 37,084 | 3·1 |
| 1966 | 38,352 | 3·1 |
| 1967 | 42,378 | 3·4 |
| 1968 | 45,036 | 3·7 |
| 1969 | 50,063 | 4·0 |
| 1970 | 57,421 | 4·6 |
| 1971 | 73,666 | 5·9 |
| 1972 | 118,253 | 9·4 |
| 1973 | 105,199 | 8·4 |
asked the Attorney-General if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the number of decrees of divorce granted under Section 2(1)(e)—Separation over five years—in each year since 1st January 1971, giving a breakdown by sex of the petitioner.
This information, which is published in Civil Judicial Statistics, is as follows:
| For Petitioner | ||
| Husband | Wife | |
| 1971 | 9,405 | 7,794 |
| 1972 | 11,577 | 10,420 |
| 1973 | 8,261 | 8,432 |
| For Respondent | ||
| Husband | Wife | |
| 1971 | 8 | 10 |
| 1972 | 18 | 15 |
| 1973 | 8 | 13 |
asked the Attorney-General if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the number of petitions for divorce filed in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years, and the rate per 1,000 married couples which the figures represent.
The information is as follows:
| Petitions filed for dissolution of marriage | Estimated rate per 1,000 married couples | |
| 1964 | 40,621 | 3·4 |
| 1965 | 42,070 | 3·5 |
| 1966 | 45,610 | 3·7 |
| 1967 | 49,969 | 4·1 |
| 1968 | 54,036 | 4·4 |
| 1969 | 60,134 | 4·9 |
| 1970 | 70,575 | 5·7 |
| 1971 | 110,017 | 8·8 |
| 1972 | 109,822 | 8·8 |
| 1973 | 115,048 | 9·2 |