Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 13 January 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the geographical barriers score of each parliamentary constituency in the Indices of Deprivation 2007 was, ranked from highest to lowest.
Statistics from the Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2007 have not been produced for parliamentary constituencies.
The Indices of Deprivation 2007 (ID 2007) were constructed at lower super output area (LSOA) level. LSOAs are consistent in size and over time, allow identification of small pockets of deprivation. There are 32,482 LSOAs in England. Because parliamentary constituencies are relatively large and subject to boundary change, it is not feasible to produce the Indices at this geographical level.
Six summary measures of the Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2007 have been produced at both local authority district and unitary authority levels. The summary measures at district level focus on different aspects of multiple deprivation in the area. The six measures are 'Average Score, Average Rank, Extent, Local Concentration, Income Scale, and Employment Scale'.
IMD07 and the local authority summaries can be found at:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/communities/neighbourhoodrenewal/deprivation/deprivation07/
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