HC Deb 19 May 1980 vol 985 cc4-5W
Mr. Marlow

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report figures for the following categories over the last five years (a) births to mothers of New Commonwealth and Pakistani ethnic origin, (b) net migration of New Commonwealth and Pakistani population, (c) the total of (a) and (b), (d) births to mothers of United Kingdom origin, (e) the net migration of United Kingdom origin population, (f) the total of (d) and (e) and (g) (c) as a percentage of New Commonwealth and Pakistani population to include the estimated quality of all those of New Commonwealth and Pakistani ethnic origin.

Sir George Young

[pursuant to his reply, 15 May 1980, c. 557]: The following information is taken from the published mid-year estimates of the home population:

The total number of births and net migration for the population of NCWP origin over the period (399,000) was equivalent to 26 per cent. of the estimated size of that population at mid-1973.