HC Deb 19 January 1995 vol 252 cc613-4W
Mr. Bowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list in rank order the percentage of the population of pension age and above in each parliamentary constituency in Northern Ireland.

Sir John Wheeler

The latest information is taken from the Northern Ireland 1991 census of population and is as follows:

Parliamentary Constituency Percentage
Belfast, East 22.70
Belfast, South 20.56
Belfast, North 18.90
North Down 17.77
Strangford 16.50
East Antrim 16.33
North Antrim 15.38
Fermanagh and South Tyrone 14.79
Belfast, West 14.60
South Down 14.46
East Londonderry 13.56
Upper Bann 13.50
Mid Ulster 13.23
Newry and Mourne 13.20
Lagan Valley 12.62
South Antrim 12.01
Foyle 10.88

Mr. Bowden

To ask the secretary of state for Northern Ireland if he will list in rank order the total number of people of pension age and above in each parliamentary constituency in Northern Ireland.

Sir John Wheeler

The latest information is taken from the Northern Ireland 1991 census of population and is as follows:

Parliamentary constituency Total number
North Down 16,139
South Down 15,871
Belfast, East 15,616
Strangford 15,255
East Londonderry 14,919
North Antrim 14,712
Fermanagh and South Tyrone 14,708
Belfast, South 14,194
Belfast, North 13,920
East Antrim 13,811
Mid Ulster 13,491
Lagan Valley 13,157
Newry and Mourne 12,874
Upper Bann 12,675
Foyle 12,394
South Antrim 11,549
Belfast, West 11,262

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