§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many pensioners there are in each London borough, broken down by age, indicating the total number aged(a) 75 to 79 and (b) 80 and older, in each of those areas. [122711]
§ Mr. RookerThe precise information requested is not available. Estimates of the numbers of people of pensionable age, broken down by the age bands requested, are given in the table.
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Mid-1998 estimates of the number of people of pensionable age, by London borough 65+ male/ 60+ female 75–79 80+ City of London 1,100 200 300 Barking and Dagenham 28,200 5,700 5,900 Barnet 51,900 9,500 13,400 Bexley 38,800 7,000 8,400 Brent 32,900 5,100 6,300 Bromley 57,800 10,900 13,200 Camden 27,400 4,900 6,800 Croydon 49,700 8,800 10,800 Ealing 40,500 7,100 9,100 Enfield 43,300 7,800 11,100 Greenwich 32,800 6,500 7,600 Hackney 23,700 3,900 5,300 Hammersmith and Fulham 20,100 3,500 4,800 Haringey 27,000 4,500 6,000 Harrow 33,500 5,900 9,000
Mid-1998 estimates of the number of people of pensionable age, by London borough 65+ male/60+ female 75–79 80+ Havering 44,500 8,600 8,600 Hillingdon 40,100 7,500 9,400 Hounslow 29,800 5,200 7,000 Islington 24,000 4,200 5,200 Kensington and Chelsea 22,500 3,800 5,500 Kingston upon Thames 23,200 4,400 5,900 Lambeth 32,800 5,800 7,100 Lewisham 35,000 6,400 8,200 Merton 27,200 5,000 7,000 Newham 27,000 5,000 5,700 Redbridge 38,000 7,100 9,300 Richmond upon Thames 30,000 5,700 8,200 Southwark 31,700 6,000 6,600 Sutton 29,700 5,500 7,400 Tower Hamlets 23,800 4,200 4,600 Waltham Forest 31,700 5,800 8,200 Wandsworth 36,100 6,800 9,100 Westminster 31,900 5,300 7,500 Notes;
1. Mid-1998 population estimates supplied by the Office for National Statistics, rounded to the nearest 100 persons.
2. The numbers of the population of pensionable age are not necessarily the same as the numbers of the population that are pensioners.
3. 'Pensionable age' represents males aged 65 and over and females aged 60 and over.