§ Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, pursuant to his reply of 15 May, Official Report, column 162, of his latest estimate of the numbers of single men and women, how many and what percentage of the men and of the women, respectively, are widowers and widows; and how many and what percentage of those who are and who are not widows and widowers, respectively, he estimates are single-parent families or otherwise have the care of children.
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§ Mr. John PattenMy reply on 15 May to the hon. member referred only to those single persons who had never been married and therefore the information requested in his current question is not available. However, the information given in the table may be of interest.
Estimated resident population aged 16 and over in the United Kingdom: 30 June 1983 Marital Status Numbers Males 21,230,000 Single (Never married) 6,170,000 Married 13,530,000 Divorced 770,000 Widowed 760,000 Females 23,070,000 Single (Never married) 5,090,000 Married 13,630,000 Divorced 1,050,000 Widowed 3,300,000