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Written question asked by Keith Vaz (Labour) on Wednesday, 28 November 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 6 December 2001. It was answered by Ian McCartney (Labour) on Thursday, 6 December 2001 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Dept for Work and Pensions

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners he estimates there will be in the United Kingdom by 2010. - Includes figure.
Answer

Mr. Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners he estimates there will be in the United Kingdom by 2010. [20259] Mr. McCartney: We estimate that by 2010 there will be around 12 million pensioners in Great Britain. Note: Figure rounded to the nearest million. Source: Government Actuary's Department 2000 Population Projection


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
376 c514W;376 c513W; 20259
Session
2001-02
Subjects
Pensioners Population
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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