§ Mr. Oramasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many people were in the age group 60 to 65 years in the year 1971; and how many are projected in that age group for the years 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, giving separate figures for men and women;
(2) how many people were in the age group 16 to 18 years in the year 1971; 263W and how many are projected in that age group for the years 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1975.
§ Sir K. JosephThe latest available population projections giving full details were published by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys in "Population Projections 1970–2010" (Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1971). These projections showed little change between the base year 1970 and 1975 in the population of ages 60 to 64—estimated at some 1,310,000 males and 1,500,000 females—but an increase in the population of ages 16 and 17—from 1,320.000 to 1,450,000. These projections are subject to revision in the light of the 1971 Census of Population.