HC Deb 10 May 1982 vol 23 cc197-8W
Mr. Wrigglesworth

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many (i) men and (ii) women between 60 and 65 years of age there are in (a) the Northern Region, (b) the North West, (c) Yorkshire and Humberside, (d) Wales and (e) Scotland.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

The estimated numbers of people who were resident in these areas on 30 June 1980 are as follows:

Number aged 60–64 years inclusive
Area Males Females
Northern region 73,600 83,000
North-West region 151,500 175,300
Yorkshire and Humberside region 116,600 131,000
Wales 69,000 78,500
Scotland 112,900 136,600

The figures for England and Wales do not yet take into account the results of the 1981 Census and will therefore be revised and updated in the near future.

Mid-1981 estimates for Scotland are available and are: 117,000 males, 139,800 females.