I have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 31 March 2008:
As the National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your question about how many home births there have been in each of the last 10 years. (197338)
The latest year for which figures are available is 2006. The table below shows the number of women who gave birth at home in England and Wales in the years 1997-2006.
Number 1997 14,412 1998 13,815 1999 ,13,271 2000 12,803 2001 12,115 2002 12,697 2003 13,590 2004 14,506 2005 16,501 2006 18,100