§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list, by constituency, the percentage of the population aged between 25 and 54 years.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information required can be provided only at disproportionate cost. The basic numbers necessary for the calculations can be found in table 2 of the "1981 Census Small Area Statistics" for each parliamentary constituency — copies of which are available in the Library.
§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list by constituency the percentage of the population working in industry classes (a) 41 to 49 and (b) 81 to 85, expressing the answer as a single total percentage for each constituency in each case.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information requested is available only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list by local authority the percentage of the population working in industry classes (a) 41 to 49 and (b) 81 to 85, expressing the answer as a single percentage for each authority in each case.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mrs. Beckettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total number of people resident in the United Kingdom in the age groups (a) at school, (b) between school and pensionable age and (c) over pensionable age in 1982–83.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information requested is as follows:
Age bands Estimated number of people resident in the United Kingdom 30 June 1982 30 June 1983 At school (ages 5 to 15) Between school and 8,774,900 8,489,400 pensionable age (ie at ages 16 to 64 for males; 16 to 59 for females) 33,954,000 34,211,300 Over pensionable age (ie at ages 65 and over for males; 60 and over for females) 10,086,300 10,094,100
§ Mrs. Beckettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total amount spent on 'income maintenance in the year 1982–83 for (a) those at school, (b) those between school and pensionable age and (c) those over pensionable age, including, in each case, social security benefits, benefits for rent and rates, mortgage interest and local education authority awards relevant to the age group.
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§ Mr. WhitneyIt is not possible to allocate expenditure in precisely the form requested, as a single payment of benefit may cover more than one group. An analysis of expenditure in Great Britain on social security benefits, including benefits paid for housing costs, to broad groups of beneficiaries is given in table 2.12.3 (as amended) of the Government's Public Expenditure White Paper ("The Government's Public Expenditure Plans 1984–85 to 1986–87", Cmnd. 9143, Volume II, page 85).
With regard to education authority awards, in the financial year 1982–83 expenditure by local education authorities in England on educational maintenance allowances for those at school amounted to approximately £7 million. In the academic year 1982–83 expenditure by local education authorities in England and Wales on mandatory and discretionary awards amounted to approximately £540 million (excluding fees). Information on the age breakdown of award holders is not collected centrally.