§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what requests he has received in the past year from chief constables or regional councils for additional recruitment to local police forces; and what has been his response in each case.
350Wother parts of the United Kingdom). Also shown are data on the natural increase in the population. The figures cover the period 1 July to 30 June in each case. The comparison requested at (c) is not presented, as ratios based on the two series is meaningless.
Net emigration from Scotland Natural increase in the population 1961–62 29,000 39,100 1962–63 33,900 38,200 1963–64 39,100 42,300 1964–65 39,100 40,600 1965–66 43,200 33,200 1966–67 43,100 38,100 1967–68 32,000 31,900 1968–69 23,900 30,300 1969–70 20,100 23,300 1970–71 21,700 26,100 1971–72 28,600 18,800 1972–73 11,700 12,400 1973–74 3,000 6,800 1974–75 20,000 4,600 1975–76 5,800 2,700 1976–77 10,800 -1,100 1977–78 17,300 -1,000 1978–79 14,600 1,800 1979–80 16,300 4,300 1980–81 23,100 6,600 1981–82 14,900 1,500 1982–83 17,800 1,800 1983–84 9,100 1,400 1984–85 12,600 3,700 1985–86 16,100 1,600 1986–87 15,000 4,700