§ Mr. Bestasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will estimate the number of citizens of the Republic of Ireland presently living or working or both in Great Britain.
§ Sir George YoungAccording to estimates from the labour force survey which was taken in the period March to May 1979, 467,000 persons usually resident in private households in Great Britain were citizens of the Republic of Ireland. The estimate of the number aged 16 and over was 441,000 of whom 293,000 were in employment.