§ Mr. Hayhoeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report an estimate of the number of individuals emigrating from the United Kingdom for permanent settlement abroad in each year since 1960.
§ Mr. DeakinsEstimates of the numbers of emigrants leaving the United Kingdom are available since 1964 from the International Passenger Survey and are as follows:
EMIGRATION FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM (Thousands) Calendar Year Number of Emigrants 1964 … … … … … 271.7 1965 … … … … … 293.9 1966 … … … … … 301.6 1967 … … … … … 309.0 1968 … … … … … 277.7 1969 … … … … … 292.7 1970 … … … … … 290.7 1971 … … … … … 240.0 1972 … … … … … 233.2 1973 … … … … … 245.8 1974 … … … … … 269.0 Note: In the International Passenger Survey an emigrant is defined as a person who, having lived in the United Kingdom for a year or more, intends to live abroad for at least a year. Emigrants to the Irish Republic are excluded.