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Mr. Murphy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many ill health retirements took place in maintained further and higher education for each academic year from September 1979 to August 1989, inclusive.
Mr. Jackson
The information requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
| January | Total number | Percentage aged | ||||
| Under 30 | 30 to 39 | 40 to 49 | 50 to 59 | 60 and over | ||
| 1980 | 77,941 | 7·1 | 30·6 | 33·4 | 24·7 | 4·2 |
| 1981 | 77,465 | 6·1 | 30·9 | 33·0 | 25·4 | 4·6 |
| 1982 | 77,378 | 5·6 | 31·4 | 32·7 | 25·7 | 4·6 |
| 1983 | 79,036 | 5·4 | 31·6 | 32·8 | 25·6 | 4·6 |
| 1984 | 79,852 | 5·2 | 31·1 | 33·4 | 25·7 | 4·6 |
| 1985 | 80,408 | 5·0 | 30·4 | 34·4 | 25·6 | 4·6 |
| 1986 | 80,288 | 4·9 | 30·2 | 34·9 | 25·7 | 4·3 |
| 1987 | 80,776 | 4·5 | 28·5 | 36·8 | 25·9 | 4·3 |
| 1988 | 82,167 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1989 | 81,538 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Not yet available. | ||||||
Note: All figures include lecturers in establishments now funded by the Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council.