HC Deb 06 November 1969 vol 790 cc179-80W
Mr. Gwynfor Evans

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the gross number of persons who have emigrated from Wales in each of the last 10 years.

Mr. George Thomas

The only information which is available relates to 196061, 1965–66 and the five-year period 196166 and is given below. For purposes of comparison I have also included details about immigration into Wales.

Number of Persons who left Wales left other areas in Great Britain Numbers of Persons who left other areas in Great Britain for Wales
1960–61 37,540* 35,420*
1965–66 36,010 36,710
1961–66 109,590 109,820
* The 1960–61 figures relate only to movement from Wales to England and vice versa.

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