§ Sir B. Neven-Spenceasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state as a percentage the proportion which the population of Scotland bore to that of the United Kingdom in the years 1924, 1934 and 1944.
§ Mr. WestwoodThe proportion which the population of Scotland bore to that of the United Kingdom (England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) in the years 1924, 1934 and 1944 was respectively 10.8, 10.6 and 10.6 per cent. The figures for 1924 and 1934 are based on estimated total population; that for 1944 is based on estimated civilian population.