HC Deb 14 December 1983 vol 50 c454W
Mr. Watson

asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many men in the United Kingdom are economically active above the age of 65 years;

(2) how many women in the United Kingdom are economically active above the age of 60 years.

Mr. Alan Clark

The latest available information, based on estimates from the 1981 labour force survey, is shown in the table:

Economically Active (United Kingdom June 1981)
Thousands
Men aged 65 and over 337
Females aged 60 and over 552