§ Mr. Powellasked the Secretary of State for Scotland why the Registrar-General does not publish quarterly, as promised in May, 1970, statistics on births in Scotland by place of birth of parents.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellIn my answer to a Question by my right hon. Friend on 13th November, 1970, I indicated that the Registrar-General would publish figures for the calendar year 1970. Figures for complete years are numerically more significant than quarterly26W figures and avoid seasonal variations. The figures for 1971 will be published by the Registrar-General about May, 1972.—[Vol. 805, c. 280.]