§ Mr. William PowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the population for each county in the United Kingdom, according to the census taken in each year in(a) 1971, (b) 1981 and (c) 1991; and what are the absolute and percentage differences between the 1971 and 1991 figures.
§ Mr. SackvilleCensus figures for each county of England and Wales are published in the report "1991 Census, Historical Tables, Great Britain", copies of which are available in the Library. However, these census figures are affected by people missed from the census and by other factors. The most satisfactory comparisons are those based on the Registrar General's mid-year population estimates of resident population. These figures will be placed in the Library.
Figures for Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland and my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.