HL Deb 17 July 1998 vol 592 cc60-1WA
Lord Robertson of Oakridge

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the life expectancy of a man aged 20 with:

  1. (a) a heterosexual partner;
  2. (b) a homosexual partner.
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Lord McIntosh of Haringey

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Chief Executive of the Office for National Statistics, who has been asked to reply.

Letter to Lord Robertson of Oakridge from the Director of the Office for National Statistics, Dr. T. Holt, dated 17 July 1998.

As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question on the life expectancy of a man aged 20 with (a) a heterosexual partner and (b) a homosexual partner.

We do not have any information on the differences in life expectancy between people with heterosexual or homosexual partners. However, the expectation of life in the United Kingdom for all men aged 20 is a further 55.0 years.