HC Deb 24 October 1973 vol 861 cc495-6W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish figures showing net emigration for Scotland in each of the past 10 years.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

Estimates of net emigration from Scotland in each of the 10 years to June 1972, the latest period for which figures are available, are given in the table below:

Scotland
Year to 20th June Net emigration
1963 33,900
1964 39,100
1965 39,100
1966 43,200
1967 43,100
1968 32,000
1969 23,900
1970 20,100
1971 21,700
1972 27,600