HC Deb 17 November 1914 vol 68 cc313-4
19. Mr. FELL

asked the President of the Local Government Board how many men there are in the United Kingdom who are between twenty and thirty years of age and who are unmarried at the present time; and, if the exact number cannot be given, if he can state the approximate number of such men?

The PRESIDENT of the LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. Herbert Samuel)

No exact figures are available, but as far as can be estimated, the numbers are about 2,600,000.