Written question asked by David Rendel (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 2 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 4 March 2005. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Friday, 4 March 2005 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what criteria Ordnance Survey uses in deciding whether to include school names on maps it produces.

Answer: Mr. Rendel: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what criteria Ordnance Survey uses in deciding whether to include school names on maps it produces. [219815] Yvette Cooper: Ordnance Survey (OS) routinely records all school names within its national large-scale mapping. On smaller scale OS Explorer and OS Landranger map series, textual information is reduced to maintain clarity and legibility, and school names are not normally shown unless space permits or unless a school constitutes a tourist attraction.

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