§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what his estimate is of the size of each minority group, including Travellers, in Northern Ireland. [149226]
§ Mr. PearsonThe table gives details of the 2001 Census question relating to ethnic group, including Irish Travellers.
2001 Census population count of ethnic group, including Irish Travellers Ethnic group Count Population percentage
White 1,670,988 99.15 Irish Traveller 1,710 0.10 Mixed 3,319 0.20 Indian 1,567 0.09 Pakistani 666 0.04 Bangladeshi 252 0.01 Other Asian 194 0.01 Black Caribbean 255 0.02 Black African 1494 0.03 Other Black 387 0.02 Chinese 4,145 0.25 Other ethnic group 1,290 0.08 Total 1,685,267 100.00