§ Mr. Norman HoggTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pensioners, expressed as a percentage of the total population, are resident in each of the new towns; and what is the projected figure for each of the next five years.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 20 January 1989]I regret that the information requested is not available.
The registrar general prepares population estimates and projections by age for local government districts but only estimates of total population for new towns. The most recent census information relates to 1981. There are likely to have been significant changes in the new towns since then.