§ Mr. Richard Shepherdasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what percentage of the population of the United Kingdom was over 65 years of age on the most recent date for which figures are available; what were the comparable figures five, 10 and 15 years previously; and what estimate he has made of the likely percentage in 20 years' time.
§ Sir George YoungThe information is as follows:
Percentage of the population of the United Kingdom aged 65 and over Mid-year Estimates 1963 12 1968 13 1973 14 1978 15 Projections 1998 14