To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the population in England live in (a) London boroughs, (b) two-tier areas, (c) unitary areas and (d) metropolitan areas. (142374)

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 18 June 2007:

The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your question regarding the proportion of the population in England living in (a) London boroughs, (b) two-tier areas, (c) unitary areas and (d) metropolitan areas. I am replying in her absence. (142374).

Table 1 shows these data for mid-2005. Mid-2006 population estimates will be published on 22 August 2007. The City of London has been included in the London Boroughs category and the Isles of Scilly have been included in the Unitary Areas category.

ONS is making improvements in August 2007 to the methods used to distribute international migration figures to local areas as part of its "Improving Migration and Population Statistics" work programme. The figures quoted will therefore be subject to revision.