To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many times the Government Actuary has uplifted the life expectancy of adult males and females since 1958.

The Government Actuary's department has calculated the life expectancy of adults in the United Kingdom on the basis of current mortality rates about 30 times since 1958 for publication in the Central Statistical Office's "Annual Abstract of Statistics." In addition, the Government Actuary has made a projection of life expectancy on about 25 occasions since 1958 for the purpose of the national population projections. On almost every occasion life expectancies have shown increases for both men and women.