§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will express the net migration figures in Table 01.1 in Part 2 of the Annual Report for 1976 of the Registrar General for Scotland in a similar sub-regional context as displayed in columns 7 and 8 of page 107 of Command Paper No. 2864; and if he will
Estimated net migration Period Area Number Percentage of population 1951–61 … … Dumfries … … -2,128 -2.5 Galloway … … -7,772 -12.5 Total, 3 South-West Counties … … -9,900 -6.7 Total, South-West Region … … -8,800 -4.6 Borders Region … … -9,924 -7.2 Scotland … … -4.9 1961–71 … … Dumfries … … -5,730 -6.4 Galloway … … -4,800 -8.4 Total, 3 South-West Counties … … -10,530 -7.3 Total, South-West Region … … -10,057 -6.6 Borders Region … … -5,165 -5.0 Scotland … … -6.3 1971–76 … … Nithsdale and Annandale and Eskdale … +252 +0.3 Stewartry and Wigtown … … +299 +0.6 Dumfries and Galloway Region … … +551 +0.4 Borders Region … … +2,597 +2.7 Scotland … … +1.2