§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give figures for (a) the total population in the United Kingdom and (b) the percentage of the population not covered by a private health scheme for 1981 and 1982.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe information is as follows:
1981 1982 Total Population (United Kingdom) *56,290,000 †56,276,000 Percentage of population not covered by a private health scheme† 92.72 92.46 Notes * Provisional Figure. † Estimated figure. ‡ This is based on the number of persons covered by the schemes of the three main provident associations.