[holding answer 17 July 2006]: The information requested is not collected centrally. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) does collect data on live births reported to it by HFEA licensed clinics resulting from treatment cycles involving in vitro fertilisation and donor insemination. Data, by region, are shown in the table.
District2 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 East Midlands 892 717 840 763 789 782 738 786 East of England 563 510 539 577 628 621 777 727 London 2,631 2,751 2,801 3,115 3,197 2,838 3,359 3,205 North East 300 323 352 412 360 450 334 409 North West 758 789 767 892 893 867 1,013 1,151 South East 758 651 772 702 639 764 805 768 South West 429 445 403 458 443 489 516 582 West Midlands 849 905 843 770 777 900 851 937 Yorkshire and Humber 809 908 1,065 898 879 945 910 1,045 1 2004 is the most recent year for which information is available. 2 The table identifies the total number of babies born according to their date of birth. HFEA has used the “Patients Guide To Infertility” of regions, which relates to the location in which the IVF or DI treatment took place. This is not necessarily the location of the birth or the place of residence of the patient. Source: Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority