HC Deb 23 February 1983 vol 37 cc447-8W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the number of persons (a) of working age and (b) of retirement age, who have moved into Wales to live, and out of Wales to live, respectively, in each of the past three years.

Mr. Nicholas Edwards

Estimates based on a sample of changes notified to the National Health Service central register are as follows; the figures refer to moves within the United Kingdom only and do not include international migration.

Migration between Wales and other parts of the United Kingdom
Number
June 1980 June 1981 June 1982
Movers to Wales
Working Age* 35,000 33,200 32,700
Retirement Age† 3,200 3,400 3,100
Movers from Wales
Working Age* 32,500 33,000 31,400
Retirement Age† 2,700 2,800 2,800

£ million
1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83*
Marketing Year
Beef Premium Scheme †0.0 0.1 4.2 0.4 0.3
Suckler Cow Premium Scheme 1.9 1.8 1.8
Sheep Variable Premium Scheme 7.5 12.6 23.0
Annual Premium of Ewes 7.7 5.3
Calendar Year
EC School Milk Subsidy 0.4 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.2
Dairy Herd Conversion Scheme 0.5 *0.0
Milk Non-Marketing Premiums 0.8 1.2 2.2 2.4 1.4
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Scheme (includes Farm and Horticulture Development Scheme) 4.9 7.2 11.0 10.0 14.6
Hill livestock Compensatory Allowances 13.4 14.6 19.8 23.0 23.5
Agriculture and Horticulture Grant Scheme (Includes Farm and Horticulture Capital Grant Scheme) 6.6 6.9 8.9 8.9 13.2
EC Marketing and Processing Grants 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.7
Total 27.1 31.0 56.7 67.8 84.0
* Estimate.
† Less than £0.05 million.

* Working age is defined as 16–64.

† Retirement age is defined as 65+.

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