HC Deb 07 June 1976 vol 912 cc511-2W
Mrs. Chalker

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many women aged 60 years and over and how many men aged 65 years and over receive employment income at the latest date for which figures are available.

Mr. Golding

Information in the precise form requested is not available.

The numbers employed on 1st April in earlier years were:

The Family Expenditure Survey indicates that there were approximately 460,000 male employees in employment aged 65 and over, and approximately 650,000 female employees in employment aged 60 and over, in Great Britain at June 1974.