§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the number of men and women in England who will be at each age from 18 to 30 years in 2010. [59714]
§ Ruth KellyThe latest projections of the number of men and women aged 18 to 30 in England in the year 2010 are given in the following table:
Figures in thousands Age Males Females 18 348 332 19 354 339 20 350 335 21 350 337 22 356 344 23 350 340 24 350 340 25 351 341 26 341 331 27 345 332 28 345 330 29 349 333 30 352 338 Source:
Government Actuary's Department, 2000-based national population projections
§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the numbers of(a) men and (b) women in England at each age from 18 to 30 years. [59713]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Kidgell to Mr. Barry Sheerman, dated 10 June 2002:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your question concerning the number of men and women in England at each age from 18 to 30 years. I am replying in his absence. (59713)842WThe estimates of the number of people of these ages are available for mid-2000 on the National Statistics website at www.statistics.gov.uk. The specific address for the mid-2000 population estimates is: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_population/PENo3/PENo3_v3.pdf and from this page you should select Table 4 for the data you require.
§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the percentages of 17 year olds in England who reside(a) with both their natural parents, (b) with one parent and a step-parent, (c) with a single parent, (d) with adoptive or foster parents, (e) in custody or in care and (f) independently. [59709]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Pullinger to Mr. Barry Sheerman, dated 10 June 2002:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question on the percentage of 17 year olds in England who reside (a) with both their natural parents, (b) with one parent and a step-parent, (c) with a single parent, (d) with adoptive or foster parents, (e) in custody or in care and (f) independently. I am replying in his absence. (59709)Estimates of the percentages of 17 year olds living in private households in 2001 in England in the first four of these categories may be made using the Labour Force Survey, and are shown in the table below.
Percentages of 17 year olds living in private households in 2001 Percentage (a) with both natural parents 64 (b) with one parent and a step-parent 8 (c) with a lone parent 21 (d) with foster parents 0.2 (e) other family and non-family situation 7 Source:
Labour Force Survey
Some information for category (e) is available from the Department of Health and the Home Office. The total number of 17 year olds in care (including those in foster care) in 2001 in England was 4,000, representing about 0.7 per cent. of the total. In addition, there were 1,456 young offenders aged 17 in custody in England and Wales in 2000, about 0.2 per cent. of the total.