§ Mr. CashTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what information he has and from what sources, on the proportion of widows, under 45 years, who remarry.
§ Mr. Peter LloydLatest available information indicates that about 90 per cent. of widows aged 44 and under remarry within 10 years. This information was published in Population Trends No. 30 (January 1983), in table 3 of the article by John Haskey of OPCS, entitled "Widowhood, Widowerhood and Remarriage".