§ Norman BakerTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the total area designated for urban land use in(a) 1974, (b) 1984, (c) 1994 and (d) 2003 was in England. [165753]
§ Keith HillThe information requested is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The information available for designated urban land areas with populations of 1,000 or more in census years:
Million hectares 1981 1.035 1991 1.087 2001 1.159 These figures are for built-up areas, irrespective of administrative boundaries.