§ Mr. CROFTasked the President of the Local Government Board if he "will state what was the ratio of emigration to births in the United Kingdom for 1900–1; what was the average ratio for the four years 1902–6; and what has been the ratio for each of the subsequent years?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELThe table below gives the information available:—
Years. Number of Births in the United Kingdom. Excess Outward over Inward of Passengers of British Nationality to Non-European Countries. Percentage of column 2 to column 1. (1) (2) (3) 1900 1,159,922 71,188 6.14 1901 1,162,975 72,016 6.19 1902–6 (Average) 1,174,845 141,895 12.08 1907 1,148,624 235,092 20.47 1908 1,173,784 91,156 7.77 1909 1,145,900 139,693 12.19 1910 1,122,984 233,709 20.81 1911 1,104,707 261,809 23.70 1912 1,096,488 268,485 24.49 1913 1,102,261 241,997 21.95