§ Mr. Clifton-BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what level of population growth in each of the Government's regions is being used to plan local government functions in the next(a) five years, (b) 10 years and (c) 20 years. [39550]
§ Dr. WhiteheadEstimates of the population change by Government Office region are available, but the Department does not hold centrally information on the extent to which these estimates are used by Government Departments. The estimates are given in the report by the Office for National Statistics entitled "1996-based Subnational Population Projections—England" (series pp3 no. 10). The table provides the overall summary.
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Table 1.1 Population of England by Government Office region for selected years Area population (thousand) Percentage change 19961 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 1996–2001 1996–2006 1996–2011 1996–2016 1996–2021 England 49,089.1 49,871.1 50,526.3 51,161.2 51.831.9 52,483.9 1.6 2.9 4.2 5.6 6.9 North-east 2,600.5 2,579.3 2,555.1 2,535.9 2,521.4 2,509.1 〓0.8 –1.7 –2.5 –3.0 –3.5 North-west 5,470.8 5,485.0 5,490.1 5,497.3 5,513.7 5,529.7 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.1 Merseyside 1,420.4 1,385.5 1,352.5 1,323.1 1,298.9 1,277.9 –2.5 –4.8 –6.9 –8.6 –10.0 Yorkshire and Humber 5,035.5 5,071.1 5,098.2 5,129.6 5,164.7 5,199.6 0.7 1.2 1.9 2.6 3.3 East Midlands 4,141.5 4,234.1 4,311.7 4,383.7 4,455.4 4,523.0 2.2 4.1 5.8 7.6 9.2 West Midlands 5,316.6 5,342.8 5,358.4 5,372.3 5,391.4 5,410.8 0.5 0.8 1.0 1.4 1.8 East 5,292.6 5,448.0 5,581.8 5,702.2 5,823.2 5,940.9 2.9 5.5 7.7 10.0 12.2 London 7,074.3 7.214.8 7,337.3 7,470.0 7,608.5 7,736.2 2.0 3.7 5.6 7.6 9.4 South-east 7,895.3 8,133.8 8,343.7 8,534.0 8,721.9 8,905.0 3.0 5.7 8.1 10.5 12.8 South-west 4,841.5 4,976.6 5,097.5 5,213.0 5,332.8 5,451.7 2.8 5.3 7.7 10.1 12.6 1 Base