§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many pensioners there are in(a) Hampshire and (b) each local authority in Hampshire, including the unitary authorities of Southampton and Portsmouth, indicating the age distribution, broken down by the number aged (i) 75 to 79 and (ii) 80 and older in each area. [116022]
§ Mr. RookerThe information requested is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table.
Estimated resident population of persons of pensionable age in Hampshire, Hampshire Local Authorities, Southampton UA and
Portsmouth UA, mid-1998,
Thousand Area 75–79 80+ Hampshire County1 41.0 48.6 Basingstoke and Deane 3.8 4.0 East Hampshire 3.4 4.5 Eastleigh 3.3 3.7 Fareham 3.6 4.5 Gosport 2.5 2.9 Hart 2.1 2.5 Havant 4.7 4.8 New Forest 8.2 10.1 Rushmoor 2.1 2.7 Test Valley 3.4 4.0 Winchester 3.9 5.1 Portsmouth UA 6.8 8.3 Southampton UA 7.3 8.6 Notes:
1. Hampshire County does not include Southampton UA and Portsmouth UA
2. Estimates supplied by the Office for National Statistics