HC Deb 06 December 1976 vol 922 cc81-2W
Mr. Gow

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his latest estimate of the proportion of people over the age of 65 years living in the Eastbourne parliamentary constituency; and whether he will list those parliamentary constituencies with a higher proportion of such people.

Mr. Moyle

I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to him on 1st August 1975.—[Vol. 896, c.663.]—No later information is available.

Mr. Gow

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his latest estimate of the proportion and numbers of people over the age of 65 years living in Eastbourne, Polegate and Willingdon; and what were the comparable figures in each of the last five years.

Mr. Moyle

Estimates for Eastbourne are as follows:

Proportion (per cent.) Number (thousands)
1971 … … 27.8 19.2
1972 … … 28.5 20.0
1973 … … 29.0 20.8
1974 … … 29.0 21.2
1975 … … 29.1 21.2

Comparable figures for 1970 are not available.

The latest estimates available for Polegate and Willingdon are from the 1971 Census. These are as follows:

Proportion (per cent.) Number (thousands)
Polegate … 38.6 2.7
Willingdon … 40.4 2.3