Pensioner Population (Hansard, 27 February 2004)

HC Deb 27 February 2004 vol 418 c606W 606W

§ David Taylor
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the pensioner population is in(a) the East Midlands and (b) England. [155638]

§ Malcolm Wicks
[pursuant to his reply, 23 February 2004, c. 320W]:

The figures requested are in the following table.

Pensioner population

East Midlands 784,000

England 9,119,000

Note:

1. The figures are from the mid-year population figures, 2002

2. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand

'Pensioner' is defined as those over state pension age

Source:

Office for National Statistics

The figures requested are in the following table.
	Pensioner population
East Midlands	784,000
England	9,119,000
Note:
1. The figures are from the mid-year population figures, 2002
2. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand
'Pensioner' is defined as those over state pension age
Source:
Office for National Statistics