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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many (a) wards and (b) super output areas are within the top (i) 1%, (ii) 5% and (iii) 10% for deprivation in Telford constituency.

The government uses the English Indices of Deprivation, most recently published in 2019, to assess relative levels of deprivation across small areas in England. These indices are based on Lower-layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs), which are statistical geographies designed to improve the reporting of small area statistics typically containing between 400 and 1,200 households.

According to the latest available data:

In the Telford constituency, there are:

1. 2 LSOA within the top 1% most deprived areas in England
2. 7 LSOAs within the top 5% most deprived,
3. and 6 LSOAs within the top 10% most deprived.

The government continues to work with local partners to address deprivation and support communities through targeted investment and regeneration programmes.