Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the average ranking for local authorities in (a) urban, (b) suburban and (c) rural areas on the Index of Multiple Deprivation in the latest year for which data is available.

The deprivation rank and score for all local authorities in England are published at: English indices of deprivation 2019 - GOV.UK.