§ Mr. SweeneyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the resident population of each police force area in England in 1981 and 1991; and what was the day-time working population for the City of London police force area in 1981 and 1991.
§ Mr. SackvilleI have been asked to reply.
Estimated resident populations of the police force areas in England in 1981 and 1991 are shown in the table. The day-time working population of the City of London was about 300,000 in 1981. The results from the 1991 census of population, which are required to provide a corresponding figure for that year, are expected later this year.
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Police force area population estimates mid 1981 and mid 1991 Thousands Police force area Persons all ages 1981 1991 Avon and Somerset 1,359.9 1,431.4 Bedfordshire 510.3 534.3 Cambridgeshire 591.3 669.9 Cheshire 932.4 966.5 Cleveland 570.3 557.5 Cumbria 481.2 489.7 Derbyshire 914.3 939.8 Devon and Cornwall 1,392.1 1,515.2 Dorset 598.6 662.9 Durham 611.4 604.3 Essex1 1,411.8 1,477.4 Gloucestershire 505.7 538.8 Greater Manchester 2,619.1 2,561.6 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1,606.5 1,705.3 Hertfordshire1 819.7 842.5 Humberside 857.7 874.4 Kent 1,484.4 1,538.8 Lancashire 1,385.5 1,408.3 Leicestershire 858.8 890.8 Lincolnshire 552.7 592.6 Merseyside 1,522.2 1,441.1 Norfolk 701.7 759.4 North Yorkshire 676.7 720.9 Northamptonshire 532.5 587.1 Northumbria 1,454.5 1,432.7 Nottinghamshire 994.4 1,015.5 South Yorkshire 1,317.1 1,292.7 Staffordshire 1,019.1 1,047.4 Suffolk 601.6 661.9 Surrey1 748.8 768.2 Sussex 1,331.6 1,430.1 Thames Valley 1,807.4 1,972.3 Warwickshire 477.2 489.9 West Mercia 1.017.1 1,098.6 West Midlands 2,673.1 2,619.0
Police force area Persons all ages 1981 1991 West Yorkshire 2,066.9 2,066.2 Wiltshire 525.1 575.1 Metropolitan Police District 7,284.7 7,284.6 City of London 5.4 4.1 1 Does not coincide exactly with the geographical county as part of the county is included in the Metropolitan police district.