§ Mr. Leightonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how the growth rate of population in Britain of working age compares with that of other Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development countries.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information requested is given for major Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries in the following table, for the population aged 15–64 over the most recent available common period.
Population aged 15–64 average annual rate of growth (per cent.), 1979–80 Percentage Great Britain 0.6 Canada 1.6 France 1.1 Germany (FR) 1.4 Italy 0.8 Japan 0.8 USA 1.2 Total EC 0.9 Total OECD 1.2 Source:
Great Britain: Office of Population Censuses and Surveys and General Register Office (Scotland); Other countries: OECD Economic Outlook "Historical Statistics 1960–82".