§ Mr. PriorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the number of people in North Norfolk over the ages of(a) 65 and (b) 75 years in (i) 1977, (ii) 1987, (iii) 1997, (iv) 2007 and (v) 2017.[16533]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Chief Executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
257WLetter from Tim Holt to Mr. David Prior, dated 20 November 1997
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply, as Director of the Office for National Statistics, to your recent question on the number of people in North Norfolk aged over 65 and 75.Population estimates are available for North Norfolk for 1977 and 1987. This information is set out below
District of North Norfolk 65 and over 75 and over Population estimates 1978 17,300 6,500 1987 21,200 9,600 Population projections are only available for counties, metropolitan districts and London Boroughs, and are not available for smaller geographical areas such as that of North Norfolk. Therefore, the figures for 1997, 2007 and 2017 are provided for the county of Norfolk only. Comparable population estimates are also given.
County of Norfolk 65 and over 75 and over Population estimates 1977 114,700 42,200 1987 136,300 59,500 Population projections 1997 153,400 73,400 2007 164,000 85,200 2017 198,900 92,200 Sources:
1977 and 1987—based Population estimates for England and Wales. 1993—based Subnational Population Projection for England (PP3 no. 9, 1995).