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To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of (a) families with dependent children are headed by (i) married couples, (ii) cohabiting couples and (iii) a lone (A) female and (B) male parent and (b) dependent children live in families which are headed by (1) a married couple, (2)...

Asked by

Edward Leigh (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

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Written questions

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Answered

Tabled on

31 March 2004

For answer on

19 April 2004

Answered on

19 April 2004

Mr. Leigh: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of (a) families with dependent children are headed by (i) married couples, (ii) cohabiting couples and (iii) a lone (A) female and (B) male parent and (b) dependent children live in families which are headed by (1) a married couple, (2) a cohabiting couple, (3) a parent who has never married, (4) a widowed parent, (5) a divorced parent and (6) a separated parent. [165864] Mr. Boateng: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply. Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Edward Leigh, dated 19 April 2004: As National Statistician and Registrar General for England and Wales I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking what percentage of (a) families with dependent children are headed by (i) married couples, (ii) cohabiting couples and (iii) a lone (A) female and (B) male parent and (b) dependent children live in families which are headed by (1) a married couple, (2) a cohabiting couple, (3) a parent who has never married, (4) a widowed parent, (5) a divorced parent and (6) a separated parent. (165864) Figures from the 2001 Census indicate that there were 6,376,140 couple or lone parent families in England and Wales. The percentage of those families which were headed by (i) a married couple, (ii) a cohabiting couple, (iii) a male lone parent or (iv) a female lone parent are shown in the table below. All information has been taken from table S006 in the Census 2001 National report for England and Wales., which is available in the House of Commons Library. Families with dependent children, by family type England and Wales, 2001 Census _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Family type Percentage of families Married or re-married couple 63.03 Cohabiting couple 11.64 Lone male parent 2.55 Lone female parent 22.78 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source : Table S006 Census 2001 National report for England and Wales. Figures from the 2001 Census indicate that there were 11,539,432 dependent children living in families in England and Wales. The percentage of those families which were headed by (i) a married couple, (ii) a cohabiting couple, (iii) a lone parent are shown in the table below. All information has been taken from table T01 in the Census 2001 National report for England and Wales, which is available in the House of Commons Library. Dependent children in families, by family type England and Wales, 2001 Census _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Family type Percentage of Children Married or re-married couple 65.77 Cohabiting couple 11.08 Lone parent 23.15 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source : Table T01 Census 2001 National report for England and Wales. Analysis of the Census figures has been undertaken in the latest edition of Population Trends 115 (pages 65-69). The published volume is available in the House of Commons Library and also on the National Statistics website at:http://www.statistics.gov.uk/ downloads/themejpopulation/PT115.pdfInformation on how many dependent children live with (1) a parent who has never married, (2) a widowed parent, (3) a divorced parent or (4) a separated parent is not currently available from the 2001 Census for England and Wales. However, an analysis, based on results from the General Household Survey for Great Britain in 2000, estimated that, of all dependent children living in families: 9.1 per cent. were living with a never-married lone mother; 0.7 per cent. with a widowed lone mother; 7.1 per cent. with a divorced lone mother; and 5.1 per cent. with a separated lone mother. Corresponding estimates were not made for the proportions of all dependent children living in families who were living in lone father families, because of small sample numbers. Overall, 2.6 per cent. of all dependent children living in families were living in lone father families. These estimates are not comparable with those from the 2001 Census, since they relate to a different time, and cover the whole of Great Britain rather than England and Wales.The full results, published in an article in Population Trends 109, are available in the House of Commons Library and may also be seen on the National Statistics website at:http:// www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme population/PT109.pdf

Date

19 April 2004

Reference

165864; 420 c378-9W

House

House of Commons

CHILDREN AND SHARED PARENTING

That this House believes that children are best brought up with the full involvement of both their natural parents and, if possible, grandparents and members of their wider family; further believes that all children of separated parents are entitled to the love, personal care and support of both their natural...

Primary sponsor

Edward Leigh (Conservative)

Type

Early day motions

Date

21 January 2003

Reference

546

House

House of Commons

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

If he will list the percentage of households headed by a person who is (a) married, (b) co-habiting, (c) single, (d) widowed, (e) divoced, (f) separated and (g) co-habiting with someone of the same sex. - Text of letter from Julian Calder of the Office for National Statistics. Inc table...

Asked by

Edward Leigh (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

18 March 1997

Answered on

18 March 1997

Mr. Leigh: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the percentage of households headed by a person who is (a) married, (b) co-habiting, (c) single, (d) widowed, (e) divorced, (f) separated and (g) co-habiting with someone of the same sex. [20375] Mrs. Angela Knight: [holding answer 17 March 1997]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given. Letter from Julian Calder to Mr. Edward Leigh, dated 18 March 1997: The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked the Director of the Office for National Statistics to reply to your recent question on the marital status of the heads of households. In his absence, the Director has asked me to reply. The following table, derived from the 1995 General Household Survey, gives the information requested. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Marital status of head of household Frequency (per cent.) Married 54 Cohabiting 6 Single 14 Widowed 14 Divorced 8 Separated 3 Same-sex cohabiting {1}-- _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Estimated at 0.1 per cent.

Date

18 March 1997

Reference

20375; 292 c547W

House

House of Commons

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