§ Mr. Hoosonasked the Secretary of State for Wales if his Department has considered the fact that between 1961 and 1971 the population of the five Mid-Wales counties fell by 4,457 to a total of 174,089; and what steps his Department intends to take to reverse this trend.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasYes. The census figures indicate continuing depopulation, though on a reduced scale, accompanied by increases in population in six of the seven growth towns in the area. Our policies will take into account the need to stem depopulation.