§ Mr. AdleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the 10 areas in England which have seen(a) the greatest population growth and (b) the greatest population reduction, since 1965.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe information requested is as follows:
Thousands Local Authority Area (ranked by change) Resident Population Population change Mid-1965 Mid-1986 1965–86 i) Greatest Growth Milton Keynes 55 162 107 Solihull 140 202 62 Huntingdonshire 81 142 61 Wokingham 83 141 58 Woodspring 120 178 58 Basingstoke and Deane 81 138 57 Peterborough 98 148 50 Basildon 108 157 49 The Wrekin 83 190 47 Chelmsford 105 150 43 ii) Greatest Reduction Liverpool 695 483 -212 Manchester 617 451 -166 Birmingham 1,145 1,004 -141 Westminster, City of 267 176 -91 Lambeth 332 245 -87 Southwark 302 216 -86 Kensington and Chelsea 216 137 -79 Islington 244 168 -76 Wandsworth 327 257 -70 Hackney 252 187 -65