To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Meriden of 16 October 2009, Official Report, column 1124W, on land: databases, what (a) type of information and (b) level of detail provided by infra-red aerial photography as part of the Pan-Government Agreement on geographical information. (317601)

The information requested is as follows:

(a) The Pan-Government Agreement colour infra-red aerial photography provides a representation of the real world that highlights actual landcover on the ground. It is commonly used in environmental applications as it is effective at discriminating variations in vegetation.

(b) The data are provided at 50cm resolution.