Dear Mr Stewart,

Thank you for your letter of 20 November regarding a social media post and video shared on X.com by Michael Shanks MP about waiting lists in Scotland.

The UK Statistics Authority, through its regulatory arm the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR), has investigated this issue and I have today written to Mr Shanks to share OSR’s conclusions and our broader expectations about the use of statistics in public debate.

I would like to thank you for bringing this issue to our attention.

Yours sincerely,

Penny Young
Deputy Chair

 

Related links

Kevin Stewart MSP to Penny Young – waiting times in England and Scotland

Letter from Penny Young to Michael Shanks MP – waiting times in England and Scotland