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The report says 171,000 (24%) of children born in England and Wales in 2011 had a foreign-born father.
It also revealed the main birthplace for foreign fathers is Pakistan, followed by Poland, India and Bangladesh.
When both parents are taken into account, almost a third of babies (31%) had at least one parent born abroad.
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), this is a substantial increase from the figures released in 2000, when just 21.2% of babies had at least one non-British-born mother or father.
Other findings from the report show that some 131,288 children had two foreign-born parents – this equates to 18.1% of the total number of births in 2011.
In that year, 64.9% of babies born in London had either one or two parents born outside the UK, with the next highest percentages found in the West Midlands (28.7%), the South East (27.7%) and the East of England (26.9%).
At the other end of the scale, the figure in the North East was 13.1%,with 14% in Wales and 18.3% in Scotland.
David Green, from the centre-right think-tank Civitas, said earlier this year: "The irresponsible actions of the last government have played havoc with public services, leading to serious harm especially in the NHS, and serious harm in the schools system.
"Maternity units are in crisis, there are huge pressures on school places, and housing is under even more pressure that it otherwise would have been."
A spokesman for the ONS said that in 2000, the proportion of babies in England and Wales born to at least one foreign-born parent was 21.2%.
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1 In 4 UK Babies Has A Father Born Overseas
Latest figures reveal that one in four babies in Britain has a father who was born in a different country, according to the Daily Mail.The report says 171,000 (24%) of children born in England and Wales in 2011 had a foreign-born father.
It also revealed the main birthplace for foreign fathers is Pakistan, followed by Poland, India and Bangladesh.
When both parents are taken into account, almost a third of babies (31%) had at least one parent born abroad.
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), this is a substantial increase from the figures released in 2000, when just 21.2% of babies had at least one non-British-born mother or father.
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Other findings from the report show that some 131,288 children had two foreign-born parents – this equates to 18.1% of the total number of births in 2011.
In that year, 64.9% of babies born in London had either one or two parents born outside the UK, with the next highest percentages found in the West Midlands (28.7%), the South East (27.7%) and the East of England (26.9%).
At the other end of the scale, the figure in the North East was 13.1%,with 14% in Wales and 18.3% in Scotland.
David Green, from the centre-right think-tank Civitas, said earlier this year: "The irresponsible actions of the last government have played havoc with public services, leading to serious harm especially in the NHS, and serious harm in the schools system.
"Maternity units are in crisis, there are huge pressures on school places, and housing is under even more pressure that it otherwise would have been."
A spokesman for the ONS said that in 2000, the proportion of babies in England and Wales born to at least one foreign-born parent was 21.2%.
(JP/CD)
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