§ Mr. Thorntonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people were over 65 years, at the recent most convenient date, in (a) the whole of England and Wales, (b) the metropolitan areas, including the Greater London Council, and (c) Merseyside; and what 211W was the corresponding figure in each case at five and 10 years previously, or the nearest available information to this.
HOME POPULATION AGED 65 AND OVER Thousands of persons Area Mid 1967 Mid 1972 Mid 1977 England and Wales 6,066 6,644 7,145 Metropolitan counties and Greater London: Total † 2,503 2,683 Merseyside † 210 219 Conurbations* and Greater London: Total 1,984 2,084 † Merseyside 153 159 † * These were defined in terms of pre-1974 local authorities. † Means not available.