§ Mr. Humeasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give estimates of emigration from Northern Ireland for each year since 1965 showing (a) the number of persons emigrating and (b) the destination of emigrants.
§ Mr. Chris PattenEstimates of outward migration have been kept only since 1979 and the information requested for that and later years is set out as follows. Figures for the current year are not yet available.
Emigration Scotland Destination England and Wales Other 1979 18,389 1,721 12,230 4,438 1980 18,432 1,503 11,510 5,419 1981 18,187 1,425 10,880 5,882 1982 17,224 1,759 9,120 6,345