HC Deb 09 November 1999 vol 337 c513W
Mr. Jim Murphy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of Scots who have been resident in England in each of the last five years. [97369]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Jim Murphy, dated 9 November 1999: As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question asking what estimates have been made of the number of Scots who have been resident in England in each of the last five years. The ONS is not able to make estimates of the number of Scots resident in England.