§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the 1991 Census definition was of urban areas; and what proportion of(a) the land area and (b) the population falls within such areas in each local authority. [101649]
§ Mr. McNultyThe data requested for England and Wales has been placed in the Library of the House.
The basis of the 1991 definition of urban area (developed by the then Department of Environment (DoE) and the Welsh Office), is land use that is irreversibly urban in nature and extends for 20 hectares or more with a minimum population of 1000. Separate urban areas of land are linked if less than 50 metres apart.
Further information is available at www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/urban_rural.asp