New Towns (Hansard, 18 November 1985)

§ Mr. Norman Hogg
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he last met the chairmen of Scotland's five new town development corporations; and what subjects were discussed.

§ Mr. Allan Stewart
My right hon. Friend last met the chairmen on 8 July 1985 when a number of subjects of mutual interest were discussed, including industrial promotion and housing policy.

§ Mr. Norman Hogg
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the Registrar General's actual or estimated population for each of the five Scottish new towns from 1980 to 1985 at the normal July date; and what are the projected population figures from 1986 to 1990.

§ Mr. John MacKay
The Registrar General's mid-year estimates of the population in new towns for 1980 to 1984 are given in the table. His estimates for mid-1985 are not yet available. The Registrar General does not produce projections of population for areas smaller than local authority districts.

Scottish New Towns—Estimated Population

1980^* 1981 1982 1983 1984

Cumbernauld 50,400 48,600 48,500 48,000 49,600

East Kilbride 75,900 71,900 71,600 70,600 70,400

Glenrothes 37,500 35,400 36,100 36,700 37,500

Irvine 59,600 55,200 56,000 56,400 56,200

Livingston 37,600 37,200 37,800 38,500 38,900

^* There is a discontinuity in the series between 1980 and 1981. The 1981–84 figures have been rebased on the final results from the 1981 Census of Population.

Scottish New Towns—Estimated Population
	1980^*	1981	1982	1983	1984
Cumbernauld	50,400	48,600	48,500	48,000	49,600
East Kilbride	75,900	71,900	71,600	70,600	70,400
Glenrothes	37,500	35,400	36,100	36,700	37,500
Irvine	59,600	55,200	56,000	56,400	56,200
Livingston	37,600	37,200	37,800	38,500	38,900
^* There is a discontinuity in the series between 1980 and 1981. The 1981–84 figures have been rebased on the final results from the 1981 Census of Population.