§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was (a) the net outward migration and (b) the net inward migration to and from Wales for each year between 1970 and 1980 for which figures have been collected; and what is the projected net outward and net inward migration for each year between 1980 and 1991.
§ Mr. Wyn Roberts[pursuant to his reply, 26 November 1980, c. 141–142]: It is estimated that gross migration to and from Wales in the period 1971–80 was as in the table below. Projections of gross migration flows are not made.
'000 Migration into Wales Migration out from Wales 1971–72 61 54 1972–73 65 54 1973–74 59 51 1974–75 61 55 1975–76 60 55 1976–77 54 51 1977–78 58 54 1978–79 59 53 1979–80 53 52