HC Deb 27 July 1981 vol 9 cc310-1W
Sir Frederic Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men aged between 60 and 65 years are now estimated to be gainfully employed.

Mr. Waddington

It is estimated that in June 1979, the latest date for which information is available, about 850,000 men aged between 60 and 65 years were in employment in the United Kingdom.