HC Deb 17 February 1987 vol 110 cc594-5W
Mr. Pike

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many and what proportion of people of pensionable age live alone in each district authority in Lancashire.

Mr. Lyell

The most recent information about the number and proportion of people of retirement age living alone is available from the 1987 census of population. The figures for each district authority in Lancashire are shown in the table.

Persons of retirement age living alone
District Thousands Per cent.
Blackburn 8.3 33.6
Blackpool 11.0 29.3
Burnley 5.8 34.3
Chorley 4.1 29.6
Fylde 4.8 28.2
Hyndburn 4.8 32.6
Lancaster 8.2 28.8
Pendle 6.0 35.2
Preston 7.4 31.9
Ribble Valley 2.7 27.9
Rossendale 4.0 35.3
South Ribble 3.9 27.7
West Lancashire 4.0 27.1
Wyre 6.3 27.1