§ Mr. Soamesasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his latest estimate of the percentage population rises in Latin America between 1984 and 2025.
§ Mr. RaisonThe latest projection shows a rise of approximately 117 per cent. This projection—medium variant—is taken from the United Nations demographic indicators of countries, a copy of which is available in the House of Commons Library.
§ Mr. Soamesasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his latest estimate of the percentage rise in population in all the developing countries between 1984 and 2025.
§ Mr. RaisonThe latest projection shows a rise of approximately 90 per cent. This projection—medium variant—is taken from the United Nations demographic indicators of countries, a copy of which is available in the House of Commons Library.