§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people in Great Britain were of pensionable age in 1978, 1980 and 1982.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe estimated number of people in Great Britain who were of pensionable age—that is, aged 65 or more if male, and aged 60 or more if female—was 9,439,700 in mid-1978, and 9,606,400 in 1980. These figures will be revised later this year as a result of the 1981 census. Estimates for mid-1982 will be published later this year, but the latest projected figure, based on the results of the 1981 census, is 9,903,000.