HL Deb 21 March 1984 vol 449 c1359WA
Lord Stallard

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many retired persons emigrated from United Kingdom to United States of America, Spain, Canada, in the years from 1975 to the latest date for which figures are available.

Lord Glenarthur

I regret that the specific information requested by the noble Lord is not obtainable from the records kept. However, numbers of United Kingdom retirement pensioners in the United States of America, Spain and Canada for each of the years from 1975 to 1982 (the latest year for which figures are available) are as follows:

United States of America Spain Canada
31.12.75 14755 5096 19392
31.12.76 15910 5553 20919
31.12.77 17334 6118 22142
31.12.78 18622 6128 23772
31.12.79 19069 6509 25990
31.12.80 22263 6958 30625
31.12.81 24287 7735 34953
31.12.82 26431 8832 39167