HC Deb 14 April 1980 vol 982 c543W
Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in the Official Report the estimated size of the 18-year-old age cohort in each of the years from 1979 to 1986.

Sir George Young

The following figures are taken from the latest mid-1978 based population projections, and incorporate assumptions about future mortality and net migration:

Mid-year Number of people aged 18 (thousands)
1979 894
1980 915
1981 932
1982 952
1983 952
1984 928
1985 926
1986 892