§ 47. Mr. SMEDLEY CROOKEasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons in Great Britain over the age of 16 engaged in occupation for gain in 1921 and 1924, respectively, giving the number of men and women separately; and the number of persons in Great Britain engaged in occupation for gain over the age of 63 in the years 1921 and 1924, respectively, giving the numbers of men and women separately?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDThe total number of persons, aged 16 and upwards, returned as engaged in gainful occupations in Great Britain at the population census of 1921 was 18,386,093, of whom 13,079,578 were males and 5,306,515 were females. The census reports do not show the numbers occupied of ages 63 years and upwards, but the total number of occupied persons aged 65 years and upwards was 798,555, of whom 650,358 were males and 148,197 were females. No statistics are available for any date since 1921.