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Mr. Geraint Howells
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many babies were born in Wales in 1990; and what were the corresponding figures for the last 10 years.
Mr. Nicholas Bennett
Information for 1990 is not yet available. The available information is given in the following table:
| Babies Born in NHS Hospitals in Wales (Live and Still Births) | |
| Year | Number |
| 1979 | 34,636 |
| 1980 | 35,741 |
| 1981 | 34,445 |
| 1982 | 34,019 |
| 1983 | 33,998 |
| 1984 | 34,528 |
| 1985 | 35,302 |
| 1986 | 35,552 |
| 1987 | 36,338 |
| 1988 | 37,376 |
| 1989 | 36,713 |