§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people reached state pension age in each of the last five years; and how many people are expected to do so in each of the next five years. [72417]
§ Mr. McCartneyThe available information is set out in the table.
Number of women aged 60 and the number of men aged 65 1997 540,000 1998 540,000 I999 540,000 2000 550,000 2001 530,000 2002 560,000 2003 590,000 2004 610,000 2005 600,000 2006 590,000 2007 710,000 Notes:
1 Information is taken from the Government Actuary's Department population statistics.
2. The figures are based on people reaching age 60–65 in a particular year.
3. The total number of people is rounded to the nearest 10,000.