HC Deb 06 April 1965 vol 710 cc64-6W
Mr. Henry Clark

asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance how many people entered this country from Southern Ireland to take up jobs in each of the last five years; and what is the estimated net permanent immigration rate.

Mr. Pentland

The numbers of persons from the Irish Republic who registered or re-registered for National Insurance in Great Britain in each of the five years from 1960 to 1964 were as follows:

Thousands
—— New registrations Re-registrations Total
1960 51 16 67
1961 53 15 68
1962 38 14 52
1963 33 15 48
1964 39 17 56

AGE AND SEX DISTRIBUTION PER 1,000 POPULATION IN ENGLAND AND COUNTIES OF WALES
—— Males Females Total Males and Females
0–4 5–14 15–24 25–44 45–64 65+ Total 0–4 5–14 15–24 25–44 45–64 65+ Total
England and Wales 40 78 66 131 123 46 484 38 74 66 131 134 74 516 1,000
Welsh Counties (including associated county boroughs):
Anglesey 42 80 72 124 117 55 490 39 78 58 121 131 83 510 1,000
Breconshire 36 76 79 130 130 55 505 35 74 57 125 132 72 495 1,000
Caernarvonshire 33 72 60 108 126 63 461 32 68 62 115 158 105 539 1,000
Cardiganshire 34 69 74 123 122 63 485 32 67 62 116 143 95 515 1,000
Carmarthenshire 35 72 62 132 135 52 488 33 69 59 131 146 74 512 1,000
Denbighshire 38 79 61 119 126 54 477 35 76 63 123 141 85 523 1,000
Flintshire 40 81 66 121 124 50 482 38 77 64 124 137 79 518 1,000
Glamorgan 41 81 66 133 123 45 488 39 78 65 132 132 66 512 1,000
Merionethshire 38 74 63 134 124 58 491 36 70 55 118 139 92 509 1,000
Monmouthshire 42 83 69 137 123 46 499 40 79 65 132 122 62 501 1,000
Montgomeryshire 40 82 62 130 128 59 500 36 76 57 123 130 78 500 1,000
Pembrokeshire 43 82 67 133 119 50 495 40 78 62 128 126 70 505 1,000
Radnorshire 38 75 65 126 128 64 497 37 73 56 119 132 87 503 1,000

Information about the net permanent immigration rate is not available for the years since the last Census but an inquiry based on the contributions paid by a sample of such persons who arrived in 1960 suggests that about half were in Great Britain three years after entry.

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