§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pensioners there are in Scotland; and what proportion this is of the total population.
§ Mr. RifkindThe registrar general's population estimates for 30 June 1987 give the total number of women over 60 and men over 65 as 893,629 which is 17.5 per cent. of the population of Scotland on that date.