§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the estimated or projected numbers of people aged(a) 65 years or over, (b) 75 years or over and (c) 85 years or over in (i) North Staffordshire Health Authority area (ii) the West Midlands and (iii) the United Kingdom for (1) 1996, (2) 2001 and (3) 2006; and in each case what the figures are as a percentage of the total population. [44327]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Chief Executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Tim Holt to Ms Joan Walley, dated 8 June 1998:
As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question asking for the 443W estimated or projected numbers of people aged (a) 65 years or over, (b) 75 years or over, (c) 85 years or over in North Staffordshire Health Authority area, the West Midlands and the United Kingdom
Resident population of North Staffordshire Health Authority, West Midlands Health area and the UK in 1996, 2001 and 2006 All ages (thousands) Age 65 and over (thousands) Age 75 and over (thousands) Age 85 and over (thousands) Percentage aged 65 and over of all persons Percentage aged 75 and over of all persons Percentage aged 85 and over of all persons North Staffordshire Health Authority 1996 471.2 76.1 32.5 7.8 16.2 6.9 1.7 2001 484.9 74.0 34.1 8.3 15.3 7.0 1.7 2006 492.6 73.7 34.7 9.0 15.0 7.1 1.8 West Midlands Health area 1996 5,316.6 828.1 363.0 86.5 15.6 6.8 1.6 2001 5,375.0 831.6 390.9 100.7 15.5 7.3 1.9 2006 5,417.2 849.4 406.4 111.4 15.7 7.5 2.1 United Kingdom 1996 58,801.5 9,250.8 4,192.5 1,067.2 15.7 7.1 1.8 2001 59,618.1 9,298.7 4,405.6 1,162.5 15.6 7.4 1.9 2006 60,286.6 9,467.4 4,504.1 1,208.4 15.7 7.5 2.0 Sources:
Population Estimates Unit, ONS
Migration & Subnational Population Projections Unit, ONS
Government Actuary's Department