§ Mr. McNallyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, what is his best estimate of the number of (a) 16 and (b) 17-year-olds in England in each year from 1983 to 1988.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe number of residents aged 16 and 17 years on 30 June of each year, as given in the projections by the office of Population Censuses and Surveys, are as follows:
England Year Age 16 thousands Age 17 thousands 1983 760.4 765.3 1984 733.4 763.2 1985 737.9 736.2 1986 708.5 740.7 1987 728.3 711.4 1988 687.8 731.2 These figures are based on the mid-1979 population estimates and do not yet take into account the results of the 1981 census. A new set of projections will be published about mid-1983.