§ Mr. William PowellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the total United Kingdom population lives in(a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland. [2131]
Mrs. KnightThe information falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. William Powell, dated 7 November 1996:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question on the proportion of the total United Kingdom population who live in England. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.The figures requested are shown below. They are for the mid-year 1995 and are the most recent available. The latest estimates are regularly published in Table 6 of the ONS Population Trends quarterly journal.
Resident population estimates mid-1995 Country Thousands Percentage England 48,930.4 83.4 Wales 2,916.8 5.0 Scotland 5,136.6 8.8 Northern Ireland 1,649.0 2.8 United Kingdom 58,605.8 100.0