§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish the annual figures for the number of 16 to 18-year-olds since 1972 in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) Cheshire and (c) the area covered by the Macclesfield constituency.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe available data are as follows:
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Numbers of Residents Aged 16 to 18 Years on 30 June of the Specified Year Thousands Year United Kingdom Cheshire 1972 2,319.3 35.0 1973 2,345.3 35.8 1974 2,418.0 37.6 1975 2,479.4 39.0 1976 2,531.6 40.1 1977 2,587.5 41.4 1978 2,653.0 42.9 1979 2,724.4 44.9 1980 2,780.5 45.2 The estimates of Cheshire's population for such a narrow age range must be regarded as approximate; also these figures do not yet take into account the results of the 1981 census. Estimates for the Macclesfield constituency will be published shortly from the census for 1981 but are not available for the years 1972 to 1980.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what estimates are available of the numbers of 16 to 18-year-olds there will be in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) Cheshire in each of the next 10 years.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergProjections by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys of the mid-1979 population estimates are as follows:
Projected Numbers of Residents Aged 16 to 18 Years on 30 June of the Specified Year Thousands Year United Kingdom Cheshire 1982 2,831.9 47.7 1983 2,807.3 48.5 1984 2,748.9 47.7 1985 2,718.9 47.3 1986 2,656.0 46.8 1987 2,645.7 47.1 1988 2,583.6 46.4 1989 2,505.9 45.2 1990 2,355.1 42.6 1991 2,222.6 40.2 It should be noted that the estimates of Cheshire's mid-1979 starting population for the projections for such a narrow age range must be regarded as approximate; also these figures do not yet take into account the results of the 1981 census. A new set of county projections will be published about mid-1983.