Dear Mr Stride, I write in response to the Treasury Committee’s call for evidence for its inquiry into ‘An Equal Recovery’. As the Committee will be aware, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK’s National Statistical Institute and the largest producer of official statistics. The ONS aims to provide a firm evidence base […]
Dear Mr Stride, I write in response to the Treasury Committee’s call for evidence for its inquiry into Jobs, growth and productivity after coronavirus. As the Committee will be aware, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK’s National Statistical Institute and the largest producer of official statistics. The ONS aims to provide a […]
Dear Mr Stride, I write in response to the Treasury Committee’s call for evidence for the inquiry considering Jobs, growth, and productivity after coronavirus. The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) is the independent regulatory arm of the UK Statistics Authority. We provide independent regulation of all official statistics produced in the UK, including those in […]
Dear Mr Stride, Thank you for inviting me to give evidence for the Committee’s inquiry on the economic impact of coronavirus on 20 January. While speaking to the Committee, I promised to provide further information on the comparability of GDP figures between countries; more specifically on approaches for measuring the output of the public sector. […]
On 20 January 2021, Jonathan Athow, Deputy National Statistician for Economic Statistics at the Office for National Statistics, gave evidence to the Treasury Committee for its inquiry on the economic impact of coronavirus. A transcript of which has been published on the UK Parliament’s website.
Dear Mr Stride, I write in response to the Treasury Committee’s call for evidence for its inquiry into economic crime. As the Committee will be aware, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK’s National Statistical Institute, and largest producer of official statistics. We aim to provide a firm evidence base for sound decisions […]
Dear Mr Stride, I write in response to the Treasury Committee’s call for evidence for its inquiry on the economic impact of coronavirus. As the Committee will be aware, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK’s National Statistical Institute, and largest producer of official statistics. We aim to provide a firm evidence base […]
Dear Chair, Following my appearance before the Committee on 30 October 2019 as part of its inquiry considering Regional Imbalances in the UK Economy, members requested I write to the Committee on the pathway towards providing enhanced regional economic statistics, and their inclusion in official publications. Committee members were interested in the pros and cons […]
Dear Chair, Following the appearance of Rob Kent-Smith and I before the Committee for the inquiry considering Regional Imbalances in the UK Economy on 30 October, members sought further detail on regional price indices, the link between regional investment and regional productivity, and our future plans for regional statistics. We are providing this information to […]
On Wednesday 30 October 2019 Darren Morgan, Director of Economic Statistics Development, Office for National Statistics; Rob Kent-Smith, Deputy Director of National Accounts Coordination, Office for National Statistics; Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, UK Statistics Authority gave oral evidence to the Treasury Committee as part of their inquiry: Regional imbalances in the UK economy. […]
