HC Deb 20 January 1969 vol 776 c29W
Mr. Eldon Griffiths

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a further statement on his efforts to obtain the release of Mr. Anthony Grey.

Estimated Midyear Population
County … … 1948 1950 1961 1964 1967 1968
Argyll … … 66,335 67,320 60,409 59,646 58,525 58,180
Caithness … … 23,664 22,791 27,620 28,493 28,285 28,307
Inverness … … 84,151 88,624 82,838 81,165 84,333 84,548
Orkney … … 22,070 21,830 18,636 18,424 17,878 17,557
Ross and Cromarty … … 63,872 63,149 57,414 57,568 56,914 56,632
Sutherland … … 14,393 13,951 13,290 13,313 13,137 13,056
Zetland … … 20,263 19,869 17,690 17,719 17,231 17,122
Total … … 294,748 297,534 277,897 276,328 276,303 275,402

Notes:

  1. 1. The 1948 estimates relate to the civilian population, plus members of H.M. forces and the merchant navy of Scottish domicile serving at home or abroad (but excluding those members of the forces and the merchant navy serving abroad since before the war).
  2. 2. The 1950 estimates relate to the civilian population, plus members of H.M. or foreign forces stationed in the areas, plus members of the merchant navy of Scottish domicile serving at home or abroad.
  3. 3. The 1961 and subsequent estimates relate to the Home population, i.e. the population of all types actually in the areas.
  4. 4. The 1961 estimates took account of the 1961 census returns.
  5. 5. The figures for Inverness county include the figures for Inverness burgh.