§ COLONEL BLUNDELL (Lancashire, S.W., Ince)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, What the Irish population of the British Isles is computed to be in the present year 1886; of this population what number live in Great Britain; and, at what rate is the Irish population inhabiting Great Britain increasing or decreasing?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY (Mr. JOHN MORLEY) (Newcastle-on-Tyne)The number of Irish-born persons in the United Kingdom in the present year is estimated by the Irish Registrar General at 5,589,252. The number of these in Great Britain is estimated at 784,519. The rate of increase in the latter is about 680 per annum.
§ MR. SEXTONasked, did the Return include persons of Irish extraction?
§ MR. JOHN MORLEYThere is no record on the subject of extraction, therefore I am unable to say.