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Treasury;Office for National Statistics

Answer

Mr. Forth: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) births, (b) deaths, (c) marriages and (d) divorces there were in each year since 1997. [162935] Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply. Letter from John Pullinger to Mr. Eric Forth, dated 22 March 2004: The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your question concerning the numbers of births, deaths, marriages and divorces for each year since 1997. I am replying in his absence.(162935) Attached is a table providing the information requested. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Births Deaths Marriages Numbers divorces 1997 643,095 555,281 272,536 146,689 1998 635,901 555,015 267,303 145,214 1999 621,872 556,118 263,515 144,556 2000 604,441 535.664 267,961 141,135 2001 594,634 530,373 249,227 143,818 2002 596,122 533,527 254,397 147,735 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Office for National Statistics

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

162935; 419 c662-3W;419 c664-5W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Death Babies Divorce Marriage Population Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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