§ Mr. MacArthurasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the population of the seven Highland counties; what additional population is included in the area covered by the Highland regional study; and what proportions these are of the total population of Scotland.
§ Mr. RossOn 30th June, 1964, the population of the seven Highland Counties was estimated by the Registrar General for Scotland to be 276,328.
The additional population included in the area covered by the Highland Regional Study, that is, the Counties of Nairn and Bute and contiguous, upland portions of other Counties also included in the North East Regional Study was approximately 65,000.
These figures represent 5.3 per cent. and 1.2 per cent. respectively of the total population of Scotland.