HC Deb 17 December 1968 vol 775 c366W
Earl of Dalkeith

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will now publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a list showing the figures of net emigration from Scotland in each year from 1954 to the present time.

Mr. Ross

The estimates of annual net emigration from Scotland since 1954 are set out in the following table:

Year ended 30th June Net emigration from Scotland
1955 … … … 25,100
1956 … … … 27,200
1957 … … … 33,100
1958 … … … 25,400
1959 … … … 20,300
1960 … … … 28,500
1961 … … … 34,600
1962 … … … 29,500
1963 … … … 34,000
1964 … … … 40,600
1965 … … … 43,000
1966 … … … 47,000
1967 … … … 45,000
1968 … … … 33,000