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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Plan for Neighbourhoods: prospectus, published on 4 March 2025, which of the 75 areas are (a) rural and (b) urban.

The Plan for Neighbourhoods was launched on 4 March. The 75 places across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland were chosen via a selection methodology that has been published in the Plan for Neighbourhoods prospectus. Eligible places had to have a built-up area, according to the Office for National Statistics, with a population size of between 20,000 and 100,000, including places like Keighley, Spalding and Orkney.

All 75 places across the UK that were originally selected to receive Long-Term Plan for Towns by the previous Conservative administration will receive the Plan for Neighbourhoods package. We are making good on those unfunded commitments, giving each of the 75 places the certainty that they will receive up to £20 million of funding and support over the next decade.