§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his latest figure for the numbers who have emigrated from Scotland since 1979; and if he will estimate the numbers who emigrated from Scotland in 1984, or the most recent year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe estimates, covering 1 July to 30 June in each case, are as follows:
Estimated net emigration from Scotland thousands 1979–80 16.3 1980–81 23.1 1981–82 14.9 1982–83 17.8 1983–84 9.1
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people he estimates will emigrate from Scotland in the current year and during the next five-year period.
§ Mr. John MacKayRetrospective estimates of migration are made when certain data are available, and the estimate for the year to 30 June 1985 has not yet been
258WSurvey" reports and for part-time employees in table 180 of part F of the "New Earnings Survey" reports. These volumes have been placed in the Library.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish (a) a table showing the proportion of full-time employees in Scotland, who, in the "New Earnings Survey 1984", are paid less than £50, £60, £70, £80, £90, £100 and £110 per week, respectively, when overtime earnings are included and (b) a table showing the proportion of full-time employees in the same area who are paid less than £100 and £110 when overtime earnings are excluded, for all males and females and subdivided into manual and non-manual males and females.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information requested for full-time employees on adult rates whose pay was not affected by absence is set out in the table.
prepared. Annual estimates of migration for future years are not prepared, but the most recent (1983 based) population projection, designed to illustrate possible levels of population in the longer term future, assumed a net migration loss of 15,000 per annum.