§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the percentage change in the population of Scotland during(a) the 1970s and (b) the 1980s.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe published estimates show that the population of Scotland fell by 0.1 per cent. between 30 June 1969 and 30 June 1979, and by 2.2 per cent. between 30 June 1979 and 30 June 1989, the most recent date for which information is available.