§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate of the number of persons registered as unemployed who have retired early and who are not intending to work, but are included in the unemployment statistics.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonIt is estimated that there may be approaching 100,000 registered unemployed people in Great Britain aged 55 or over but under the statutory retirement age, who are in receipt of occupational pensions. It is not possible to estimate how many, if any, are not intending to work.