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Mr. Grist
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many illegitimate births were registered in England and Wales to persons aged between 16 and 18 years for each year 1970 to 1975 expressed as a percentage of (a) total births and (b) girls in the relevant age bracket.
Mr. Moyle
I am not sure what the hon. Member has in mind, but the available information is as follows:
| Year | Illegitimate live births to female aged 16–18 as percentage of total live births to females in that age group | Illegitimate live births to female aged 16–18 as per 100 females in that age group | |
| 1970 | … | 30·1 | 1·42 |
| 1971 | … | 30·1 | 1·48 |
| 1972 | … | 31·8 | 1·50 |
| 1973 | … | 32·9 | 1·41 |
| 1974 | … | 34·9 | 1·39 |
| 1975 | … | 37·8 | 1·33 |