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Birth Certificates

Volume 490: debated on Monday 23 March 2009

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many birth certificates did not include the name of the child’s father in each of the last five years. (264348)

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated March 2009:

As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your request for information on how many birth certificates did not include the name of the child’s father in each of the last five years. (264348)

The table below shows the number of live births in England and Wales that were registered solely by the mother from 2003 to 2007. The latest year for which figures are available is 2007.

Live births registered solely by the mother, England and Wales, 2003-07

Sole registered live births

Sole registrations as percentage of all live births

2003

44,875

7.2

2004

45,372

7.1

2005

45,170

7.0

2006

45,455

6.8

2007

45,701

6.6

Source:

FM1 Birth Statistics no.36, tables 1.1a and 3.9