HC Deb 03 July 1979 vol 969 cc565-6W
Mr. Carter-Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the ratio of the number of people under 16 years to the number of people over 65 years of age in the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years; what is his estimate for the ratio in each of the next 10 years.

Sir George Young

The nearest available figures are set out on page 82 of "Population Projections", published in OPCS series PP2 No. 9, a copy of which is in the Library.