§ Mr. Hoosonasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give the figures of the rate of depopulation in the five counties of mid-Wales during the years 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1965, respectively.
§ Mr. Cledwyn HughesThe figures requested by the hon. and learned Member are given in the table below:
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TOTAL CHANGE IN CIVILIAN POPULATION Numbers Percentage 1962–63 Cardiganshire … -147 -0.3 Merionethshire … -41 -0.1 Montgomeryshire … -41 -0.1 Radnorshire … -62 -0.3 Breconshire … -29 -0.1 -320 -0.2
1963–64 Cardiganshire … +203 +0.4 Merionethshire … -4 -0.0 Montgomeryshire … -121 -0.3 Radnorshire … +18 +0.1 Breconshire … -51 -0.1 +45 +0.0 1964–65 Cardiganshire … +87 +0.2 Merionethshire … -390 -1.0 Montgomeryshire … -28 -0.1 Radnorshire … -57 -0.3 Breconshire … +182 +0.3 -206 -0.1 NOTE.—The mid-year population estimates for 1966 are not yet available so that no figures of the 1965–66 population change can be given.