§ Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how may and what proportion of the total population was aged(a) over 60 and (b) over 65 years in 1978 and the most recent year for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information is shown in the table.
Estimated resident population of England and Wales (thousands) Mid-1978 Mid-1992 Total population 49,443 51,277 Population aged 60 and over— 9,865 10,695 Percentage of total population (20.0) (20.9) Population aged 65 and over— 7,316 8,162 Percentage of total population (14.8) (15.9)