HC Deb 06 June 1984 vol 61 c197W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his estimate of the current number of young people in the United Kingdom who have reached the age of 16 years but not yet reached the age of 21 years.

Mr. John Patten

It is estimated that there were 4,780,600 persons aged 16 to 20 years in the United Kingdom at 30 June 1983, the latest date for which information is available.