Written question asked by Tony Clarke (Labour) on Thursday, 25 November 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 December 1999. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Thursday, 2 December 1999 on behalf of the Office for National Statistics.

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Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the 10 fastest growing towns and cities in England which were the fastest population growth. - Inc text of letter from Tim Holt of the Office for National Statistics.

Answer: Mr. Tony Clarke: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the 10 fastest growing towns and cities in England which had the fastest population growth. [100789] Miss Melanie Johnson: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply. Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Tony Clarke, dated 2 December 1999: As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your recent parliamentary question asking for the ten fastest growing towns and cities in England on the basis of current population growth. The ONS does not produce population estimates for towns and cities. The smallest areas for which population estimates are produced are unitary and local authority areas. The following ten unitary and local authority areas have shown the largest percentage increase in population between mid-1991 and mid-1998, which is the latest year for which population estimates are available. East Cambridgeshire, Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Forest Heath, Milton Keynes UA, Elmbridge, Worcester, North Dorset, Bracknell Forest UA, Cambridge.

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