HC Deb 04 April 1978 vol 947 c101W
Mr. Watkinson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what information is available to him of the number of elderly persons who retired to the South-West in 1976, 1975, 1974 and 1973.

Mr. Deakins

I regret that reliable information is not available.

Mr. Watkinson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the present estimate of persons over 65 living in (a) the South-West Region and (b) the various counties of the South-West Region.

Mr. Deakins

The latest estimates are for 30th June 1976 and are as follows:

PERSONS AGED 65 AND OVER (thousands)
South-West Region 722.2
of which:
Avon 138.2
Cornwall 72.8
Devon 185.8
Dorset 120.1
Gloucestershire 71.0
Somerset 67.4
Wiltshire 66.9