§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his latest estimate for the size of the male and female population in (a) 1991, (b) 1996 and (c) 2001.
§ Mr. John PattenThe latest projections by the Government Actuary of the population in England and Wales, Great Britain and the United Kingdom for males and females are given in the table.
Mid-1983 based principal Population Projections thousands 1991 1996 2001 Males England and Wales 24,457 24,756 24,997 Great Britain 26,904 27,193 27,418 United Kingdom 27,702 28,012 28,251 Females England and Wales 25,672 25,895 26,068 Great Britain 28,284 28,486 28,633 United Kingdom 29,115 29,336 29,495