§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Defence what information is given in the 1951, 1961 and 1971 Census of Population as to the numbers and proportion of the population of Scotland who are members of Her Majesty's Armed Forces; and how this compares with England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. William RossI have been asked to reply.
The information is given in the table below:
Country Census H.M. Armed Forces Proportion per 10,000 population Scotland 1951 33,170 65 1961 20,490 40 1971 18,690 36 England 1951 522,972 127 1961 267,100 61 1971 203,640 44 Wales 1951 21,417 83 1961 11,830 45 1971 7,690 28 Northern Ireland 1951 8,572 63 1961 6,681 47 1971 11,428 74