§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total of live births and deaths, respectively, in Scotland in the most recent annual 36W period for which figures are available; and what were the comparable totals for each of the previous 10 years.
§ Mr. MillanThe following table shows the numbers of live births and deaths registered in Scotland in each of the years 1966 to 1976:
LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS, SCOTLAND, 1966–76 Year Live Births Deaths 1966 96,536 63,689 1967 96,221 59,523 1968 94,786 63,311 1969 90,290 63,821 1970 87,335 63,640 1971 86,728 61,614 1972 78,550 65,017 1973 74,392 64,545 1974 70,093 64,740 1975 67,943 63,125 1976* 64,867 65,209 * Provisional figures.