§ Simon HughesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the pensioner population is in(a) each London borough and (b) England. [162407]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Simon Hughes, dated 22 March 2004:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your question concerning the most recent pensioner population for England and each of the London boroughs. (62407)Attached is a table showing the mid-2002 population estimate of England, the City of London and each of the London boroughs for persons of pensionable age (65 years and over for males and 60 years and over for females).
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Population of pensionable age in England and the London boroughs: mid-2002 Area Population of pensionable age 1 (thousands) England 9,100.7 City of London 1.1 Barking and Dagenham 26.8 Barnet 52.1 Bexley 40.2 Barent 36.5 Bromley 57.3 Camden 24.6 Croydon 49.9 Ealing 40.7 Enfield 44.0 Greenwich 31.9 Hackney 22.1 Hammersmith and Fulham 20.6 Haringey 25.0 Harrow 35.1 Havering 45.7 Hillingdon 39.2 Hounslow 28.2 Islington 20.7 Kensington and Chelsea 23.7 Kingston upon Thames 22.2 Lambeth 28.4 Lewisham 31.4 Merton 27.9 Newham 25.5 Resbridge 38.4 Richmond upon Thames 26.6
Population of pensionable age in England and the London boroughs: mid-2002 Area Population of pensionable age1(thousands) Southwark 29.3 Sutton 30.0 Tower Hamlets 21.1 Waltham Forest 29.4 Wandsworth 30.6 Westminster 25.5 1 65 and over for males; 60 and over for females. Source:
Office for National Statistics, Mid-2002 Population Estimates