§ Mr. Galbraithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what the population will be in each of the new towns in 1970, 1975 and 1980, including existing new towns such as East Kilbride, new town projects which are Government sponsored such as Irvine, and privately sponsored schemes, such as Waterside in Ayrshire.
§ Mr. RossTaking account of present population, the increased building programme which is planned, and natural growth later, the estimated populations of the existing new towns are as follows:
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1970 1975 1980 East Kilbride 67,000 78,000 88,000 Glenrothes 33,000 51,000 63,000 Cumbernauld 36,000 61,000 74,000 Livingston 19,000 44,000 70,000 Comparable estimates for the area at Irvine, if it is designated as a New Town, are about 25,000, 43,000 and 68,000, including the existing population of about 18,000.
I cannot make any reliable estimate of the population expansion from private developments such as that proposed at Waterside.