§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the ratio of Metropolitan Police to population in the Metropolitan Police area in each year since the present establishment was fixed.
§ Mr. BrittanThe present establishment was set in 1979, but in the last 10 years the ratio of police officers to population on 31 December has been as follows:—
1970 1:385 1971 1:370 1972 1:368 1973 1:374 1974 1:367 1975 1:358 1976 1:337 1977 1:341 1978 1:339 1979 1:328