§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the birth rate trends in the three years to the date when the most recent figures were available.
§ Mr. Harry EwingThe birth rate per 1,000 population in Scotland in each of the years 1974, 1975 and 1976 was 13.4, 13.1 and 12.5, respectively. The figure for 1976 is provisional.