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Mr. Wigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what information he has as to the number of (a) twins, (b) triplets, (c) quadruplets, and (e) sextuplets, born in Northern Ireland in 1989; and what was the total number of maternities in that year.
Year | Over 4,000 | 3,000–3,999 | 2,000–2,999 | 1,000–1,999 | 500–999 | Below 499 | Total |
1986 | — | — | — | 6 | 37 | 152 | 195 |
1987 | 2 | 24 | 65 | 256 | 631 | 9,008 | 9,986 |
1988 | — | — | 6 | 504 | 1,380 | 19,551 | 21,441 |
1989 | — | 1 | 23 | 557 | 1,817 | 22,052 | 24,450 |
1990 | — | — | — | 1 | 37 | 1,249 | 1,287 |
Mr. Needham
The information will not be available until the end of May 1990, when a copy will be sent to the hon. Member.