§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the average expectation of life of a man who retires at the age of 65 and of a woman who retires at the age of 60 years.
§ Mr. MeacherI have been asked to reply.
The only available information relates to the mortality experience of the whole population whether or not at work or retired. On this basis, in England and Wales in the years 1971 to 1973, the expectation of life for a man on reaching age 65 is 12.2 years, while that for a woman on reaching age 60 is 20 years.