§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the current estimates and projections of the population of working age of(a) men aged 16 to 64 years and (b) women aged 16 to 59 years, by standard region including Greater London for 1979, 1983, 1986, 1987 and 1988.
§ Mr. Lee[pursuant to his rely, 23 February 1988, c. 86]: I regret to say that an error has been discovered in some of the information which was supplied to my Department 221W for use in my earlier reply. The figures affected are the estimates of the population of working age in Greater London. The correct figures are:
Greater London Thousands Men aged 16 to 64 years 1979 2,183 1983 2,185 1986 2,203 Women aged 16 to 59 years 1979 2,040 1983 2,026 1986 2,052 Source: Office of Population Censuses and Surveys.