§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in theOfficial Report for each of the next 10 years at each level of geographical disaggregation available to his Department the projected population for Wales.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerPopulation projections are made for counties of Wales. These are conterminous with district health authorities except for Dyfed, where separate assessments are made for East Dyfed and Pembrokeshire.
The projections currently available are made on the basis of the populations in 1985 and are given in the following table. The most recent information at the all-Wales level for 1986 suggests however that these estimates are on the low side. Projections based on 1987 information will, it is hoped, be made available towards the end of the year.