§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the total number of British citizens who have emigrated in each of the years 1960 to 1976.
§ Mr. DeakinsEstimates are available since 1964 from the International Passenger Survey and are as follows:
NUMBERS OF UNITED KINGDOM CITIZENS EMIGRATING FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM Calendar Year (thousands) 1964 202 1965 219 1966 230 1967 238 1968 208 1969 221 1970 214 1971 171 1972 160 1973 176 1974 199 1975 164* First half 1976 65* * Provisional It is known that a proportion of these emigrants, currently estimated to be in 420W the region of 25 per cent. to 30 per cent., subsequently returned to the United Kingdom after living abroad.
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.