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Treasury;Office for National Statistics

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Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on population levels in Sefton over the last 10 years. [177838] Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply. Letter from John Pullinger to Mrs. Curtis-Thomas, dated 10 June 2004: The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your question concerning the population levels in Sefton over the last 10 years. I am replying in his absence. (177838) The total population for Sefton has decreased steadily from 292,400 in mid-1992 to 281, 700 in mid-2002. This represents a decrease of 3.4 per cent. Changes in population can be attributed to a combination of `natural change' and `migration and other changes'. In most years it is `natural change' that is the most important factor for Sefton, with an excess of deaths over births. Over the 10 years as a whole, natural change accounted for 71 per cent. of the decrease. Figures for each year can be found in the attached table. Mid-1992 to mid-2000 population estimates are interim revised population estimates. They are subject to revision. Total population and population change for Sefton (1992 to 2002) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Population at start Natural change Migration and other Population at end changes1 1991-92 292,900 -100 -400 292,400 1992-93 292,400 -500 -300 291,600 1993-94 291,600 -700 -1,200 289,700 1994-95 289,700 -600 -900 288,300 1995-96 288,300 -700 -800 286,700 1996-97 286,700 -700 -0 285,900 1997-98 285,900 -700 -500 284,700 1998-99 284,700 -900 -0 283,800 1999-2000 283,800 -900 300 283,200 2000-01 283,200 -900 600 282,900 2001-02 282,900 -1000 -200 281,700 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 "Migration and other changes" encompasses net migration, Armed Forces, Foreign Armed Forces Dependents, School Boarders, Prisoners, Asylum Seekers and Visitor Switches, an adjustment to reconcile differences between Censuses and an adjustment for any possible boundary changes. Note: Figures may not add exactly due to rounding. Source: Office for National Statistics

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

177838; 422 c491W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Population Sefton

Contains statistics

Yes

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