§ Mr. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the latest published figure showing the net natural increase of population in the area of the Outer Hebrides and to what factors he attributes the fall in total population.
§ Mr. NobleIn the year 1962 there was a net natural decrease of three.
52Wage in 1951 and 1961, and the number of deaths, and the number of births, between 1951 and 1961.
§ Mr. NobleThe following is the Answer:
During the; year ended 30th June, 1963, it is estimated that the population fell by 400 to 31,450. This reflects the national trend of population movement from rural areas to urban centres.