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Mr. John D. Taylor
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many girls aged 14 years and under gave birth to children in Northern Ireland in each of the past five years.
Mr. Hanley
The information requested is as follows:
Year | Number |
1986 | 4 |
1987 | 9 |
1988 | 4 |
1989 | 5 |
11990 | 7 |
1 Provisional. |
Mr. John D. Taylor
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many girls aged 16 years and under gave birth to children in each of the past five years; and how, many of these girls were single.
Mr. Hanley
The information requested is as follows:
Live births | Still births | |||
Year | Total | Single girls | Total | Single girls |
1986 | 172 | 148 | 2 | 2 |
1987 | 170 | 155 | 1 | 1 |
1988 | 190 | 172 | — | — |
1989 | 170 | 162 | 1 | 1 |
11990 | 154 | 149 | — | — |
1 Provisional. |
Source: Statistics held by General Register Officer.