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.
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