To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent estimate she has made of the number of single parent families in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency, (b) the London Borough of Bexley and (c) Greater London. (295561)

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

Letter from Jil Matheson, dated October 2009:

As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question, what recent estimate has made of the number of single parent families in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency, (b) the London Borough of Bexley and (c) Greater London. (295561)

The number and type of families in the UK has been estimated using the Annual Population Survey (APS). The table below shows 2008 estimates from the APS for the geographical areas requested. Estimates are for all lone parent families, and these families may contain children of any age, including adult children.