§ Mr. Bestasked the Paymaster General what is the estimated demographic change in the number of those eligible for work in each of the next 10 years.
§ Mr. LangProjected annual changes in the Great Britain population of working age (all those above minimum school leaving age and below state retirement age) are as follows:
Projected annual* change in population of working age Numbers 1986 +88,000 1987 +117,000 1988 +92,000 1989 +42,000 1990 -6,000 1991 -26,000 1992 -34,000 1993 -49,000 1994 -37,000 1995 +9,000 * Figures relate to the year ending in June of the year shown.