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Mr. Carter-Jones
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many babies were born in the United Kingdom in the last year for which figures are available in maternity units which handled in that year (a) less than 200 births, (b) 200 to 500 births, (c) 501 to 1,000, (d) 1,001 to 1,500 births, (e) 1,500 to 2,000 births and (f) over 2,000 births.
Mr. Moyle
The numbers of births, live and still, in NHS hospital maternity units in the United Kingdom in 1977 were as follows:
| Units handling less than 200 births | 17,512 |
| Units handling 200 to 500 births | 31,207 |
| Units handling 501 to 1,000 births | 49,915 |
| Units handling 1,001, to 1,500 births | 101,237 |
| Units handling 1,501 to 2000 births | 122,338 |
| Units handling over 2,000 births | 319,764 |
| Total | 641,973 |