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Birth Rate

Asked by Sarah PochinReform UKCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 16 June 2026UIN 7330

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the reasons for the declining birth rate.

Answered by Satvir Kaur

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Parliamentary Question of 5th June is attached.

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