§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will provide a breakdown by sex and standard age cohorts of recipients of mobility allowance in Northern Ireland at the last date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 1 November 1988]: At 30 September 1988 the position was as follows:
Age at 31 December 1987 Male Female Total Under 5 27 15 42 5–9 216 153 369 10–14 202 153 355 15–19 279 205 484 20–24 281 196 477 25–29 251 242 493 30–34 261 244 505 35–39 281 273 554 40–44 345 400 745 45–49 452 483 935 50–54 560 613 1,173 55–59 875 908 1,783 60–64 1,155 1,131 2,286 65+ 1,105 1,037 2,142 6,290 6,053 12,343