§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether any
POPULATION OF POLICE FORCE AREAS ENGLAND AND WALES EXCLUDING METROPOLITAN POLICE DISTRICT AND CITY OF LONDON 1963* 1978 Average population of all police force areas … … 316,000 1,017,000 Largest population … … 2,330,000 2,712,000 (Lancashire) (West Midlands) Smallest population … … 53,000 431,000 (Great Yarmouth) (Dyfed Powys) * Based on calculations made in 1964 and not revised in the light of the 1971 census.