§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the rate of migration from Scotland in each year since 1979 for which records are available, expressed(a) as a percentage of total population, (b) as a percentage of labour force and (c) as a total number.
§ Mr. YoungerThe information requested in(a) and (c), covering 1 July to 30 June in each case, is as follows:
Estimated net emigrants Percentage of population start of period 1979–80 16,300 0.3 1980–81 23,100 0.4 1981–82 14,900 0.3 1982–83 17,800 0.3 1983–84 9,100 0.2 Comparison of the number of migrants with the size of the labour force is not meaningful because not all migrants are members of the labour force.
Estimates of net migration of members of the labour force are not available. A table comparable to the one above, but restricted to the age group 15–64, is given below.
Estimated net emigrants aged 15–64 Percentage of population aged 15–64 at start of period 1979–80 11,100 0.3 1980–81 15,700 0.5 1981–82 10,200 0.3 1982–83 14,200 0.4 1983–84 7,100 0.2
Percentage Increases in Average Gross Weekly Earnings of Adult Employees April to April 1979–80 1980–1981 1981–1982 1982–1983 1983–1984 Fire services—operational ranks below station officer: males 24.0 17.4 11.6 8.5 4.5 Local authorities' services—England and Wales: manual workers NJC males 28.2 7.5 4.5 6.1 6.8 females 27.3 10.5 8.2 7.6 5.5 Scotland: manual workers NJC males 19.9 10.4 5.0 9.7 3.2 females 32.1 15.8 0.7 4.8 6.2 Civil Service National Whitley Council: Administration group: middle and higher grade males 36.5 7.6 3.6 8.0 6.8 females 39.3 2.4 8.7 8.6 6.2 Administration group: clerical grades males 28.9 1.8 7.3 10.3 2.2 females 30.8 1.6 8.4 7.6 6.2 Teaching England and Wales: Burnham Committee—primary, secondary and special schools males 17.6 36.7 1.3 8.0 4.8 females 17.9 35.4 1.5 8.3 5.1