To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many births there were to girls conceiving under the age of 16 in Wales for each of the last 20 years. [101240]
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl to Mr. Chris Ruane, dated 10 March 2003:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many births there were to girls conceiving under the age of 16 in Wales for each of the last 20 years. 1 am replying in his absence. (101240)
The latest available figures are for 2001. The information requested is given in the attached table.
Births to mothers conceiving below 16 years of age, Wales 1982–2001 1
| |
Number
| |
Year 2
| Births 3
|
| 1982 | 273 |
| 1983 | 303 |
| 1984 | 288 |
| 1985 | 308 |
| 1986 | 287 |
| 1987 | 259 |
| 1988 | 275 |
| 1989 | 241 |
| 1990 | 293 |
| 1991 | 231 |
| 1992 | 253 |
| 1993 | 267 |
| 1994 | 276 |
| 1995 | 330 |
| 1996 | 360 |
| 1997 | 318 |
| 1998 | 322 |
| 1999 | 282 |
| 2000 | 265 |
| 2001(P) | 235 |
1 Figures are for mothers who were usually resident in Wales at the time of birth. | |
2 Age at conception was estimated before 1987 using complete months, and from 1987 onwards using exact dates. | |
3 Includes live births and stillbirths. | |
(P)Provisional data. | |