HC Deb 24 January 1996 vol 270 c243W
Ms Harman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the number of(a) people and (b) retired people taking out private health insurance in each of the last five years. [10750]

Mr. Horam

The available information is shown in the table. Separate information on retired people is not available.

Thousands
United Kingdom
Subscribers Numbers covered
1990 3,613 7,558
1991 3,578 7,433
1992 3,527 7,190
1993 3,541 6,757
1994 3,584 6,809

Source:

Figures compiled by the Association of British Insurers to which figures for the Post office and Civil Service Sanatorium Society have been added.

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