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Population

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 20411

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what forecasts his debate has made of the level of (a) births and (b) deaths in United Kingdom over the next two decades, and the effect on the size and age profile of the domestic population, including the number of (i) working age citizens, (b) school-age children and (c) pensioners.

Answered by Cabinet Office

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Rt. Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 28th August is attached.

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