HC Deb 12 July 1971 vol 821 cc39-40W
Mr. Gurden

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his latest forecast of total population for Great Britain in 1980.

Sir K. Joseph

The latest projections, based on the mid-1970 population estimates, give a total population of 569 million for Great Britain in 1980. The comparable figure in the preceding 1969-based projections, published last year, was 57.0 million. Details of the 1970-based projections, including the assumptions underlying them, will shortly be published in "Population projections 1970–2010".