§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give the population in each regional water authority area.
§ Mr. Denis HowellThe population in each regional water authority area has128W been estimated from the 1971 census returns to be as follows:
Population in Thousands North West Water Authority 7,032 Northumbrian Water Authority 2,709 Severn-Trent Water Authority 8,162 Yorkshire Water Authority 4,487 Anglian Water Authority 4,393 Thames Water Authority 12,024 Southern Water Authority 3,676 Wessex Water Authority 2,091 South West Water Authority 1,288 The estimated population of the Welsh National Water Development Authority is 2,92[...]