§ Peter BottomleyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the population are over(a) 75 years and (b) 85 years in (i) Worthing, West, (ii) England and (iii) the UK. [74767]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Bottomley, dated 15 October 2002:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your question concerning the proportion of the population over 75 and over 85 years in the parliamentary constituency of Worthing West.(74767)Although the first results of the 2001 Census have just been published they are only currently available for local authorities in five year age groups.In view of this, the attached table gives the proportion of the population 75 and over and 85 and over in Worthing local authority, England and the UK at Census day 2001.
Area Proportion of the total population aged 75 and over % Proportion of the total population aged over 85 and over % Worthing Local Authority 13.5 4.6 England 7.5 1.9 UK 7.5 1.9