HC Deb 11 December 1991 vol 200 c456W
34. Mrs. Margaret Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the net emigration of people from Scotland over the past 10 years, giving a breakdown by age groups.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Over the ten years to mid-1990, the net civilian migration loss from Scotland is estimated to have been 126,000. The annual report of the Registrar General for Scotland gives annual totals in table 01.1 and a summary age distribution in table 02.2.