§ Sir A. Bossomasked the Minister of Labour (1) what statistics he has as to the average length of efficient life of men and women holding directorships in commerce and industry or of persons holding similar executive positions;
(2) due to the improvements in methods of living, hygiene and medical science, how much longer the average working life of the average operative or mechanic is today than it was a quarter of a century ago;
(3) what statistics he has as to the average length of efficient working life enjoyed by workers, by foremen and by employers at the present time in contrast to what it was at the beginning of the century;
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§ Mr. Geoffrey LloydIn February, 1959, the number of teachers employed by each of these authorities was as follows:
(4) the average length of capable working life now in relation to what it was in 1929; and by how many years it has increased.
§ Mr. WoodComputations of the expectation of working life have been made for the years 1931 and 1955 only. The computations show that for males in the working population at age 15 in Great Britain the expectation of working life was 46.6 years in 1931 and 48.4 years in 1955. These figures relate to the whole working population, and separate computations have not been made for the various categories referred to in the questions. No figures on this basis are available for any year for females. Neither I nor my right hon. and learned Friend the Minister of Health has separate information about the average length of capable working life.