HC Deb 20 July 1989 vol 157 c279W
37. Mr. Harry Barnes

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the latest available figures for annual emigration from Northern Ireland to(a) Great Britain, (b) the Republic of Ireland and (c) the rest of the world.

Mr. Needham

The information is as follows:

  1. (a)16,000
  2. (b)1,400
  3. (c)4,200

Figures are derived from the 1988 mid-year estimates of population and cover the period 1 July 1987 to 30 June 1988.