HC Deb 06 July 1993 vol 228 c65W
Mr. Alex Carlile

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he has any proposals to ensure that the whole of Wales is mapped on a scale of 1:2,500; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Redwood

[holding answer 5 July 1993]: No. The Ordnance Survey is responsible for the official surveying and topographic mapping of Great Britain. Following the advice of a review committee, the Government require Ordnance Survey to survey and map all conurbations at a scale of 1:1,250, all small towns and cultivated rural areas at a scale of 1:2,500 and all mountain and moorland areas at a scale of 1:10,000. This requirement covers Wales.