Non-unitary Authorities (Hansard, 12 January 1999)

HC Deb 12 January 1999 vol 323 c163W 163W

§ 18. Mr. Pike
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what percentage of the population of England now resides in non-unitary authority areas. [63583]

§ Mr. Raynsford
The provision of such statistics is the responsibility of the Office for National Statistics under my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer. However, they advise that 46.2 per cent. of the population of England now reside in non-unitary authorities.