Dear Mr Cameron, Further to my letter of 10 March, the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has looked into the question you raised about the National Clinical Director’s use of COVID-19 death statistics. Having reviewed the briefing in question, we consider that Professor Leitch made it appropriately clear in his remarks that he was […]
Dear Sir Ian, Misleading statistics reported by the National Clinical Director for Scotland I write to you regarding the above matter. You may be aware of recent media reports concerning a statistic that was used by the National Clinical Director for Scotland, Prof. Jason Leitch, at the Scottish Government’s daily COVID-19 briefing on Friday 26th […]
Dear Mr Cameron, Thank you for your letter to Sir Ian Diamond of 5 March about the references to Covid-19 deaths data by National Clinical Director for Scotland, Professor Jason Leitch. I have asked the Office for Statistics Regulation to look at this and will come back to you when they have done so. Yours […]
Dear Mr Rennie I am writing about correspondence the UK Statistics Authority received in relation to the First Minister of Scotland’s reply in the Scottish Parliament to your oral question on 17 September. The First Minister said that “around 40 per cent of the care homes around the country now allow and enable indoor visiting.” […]
Dear Sir David, I am writing to raise serious concerns over the misleading use of school funding statistics by the Conservative Party, including by Conservative Members of Parliament. In particular, I believe that the party’s claim that they have “increased school funding by a minimum of £5,150 per pupil” is false and misleading. This claim […]
Dear Mr Streeting, Thank you for your letter of 8 December about the use of statistics on school funding by the Conservative Party. The statements confused the minimum level of school funding per pupil with an increase in funding per pupil. In fact the minimum per pupil funding levels were set at £5,000 for secondary […]
Dear Chancellor, Thank you for your letter of 23 October setting out your conclusions on the timing of changes to the Retail Prices Index (RPI) following the joint consultation between the UK Statistics Authority and HM Treasury. I am pleased that you acknowledge the statistical case for our proposal. I understand that you have a […]
Dear Sir David, Thank you for your letter dated 5 November, in which you sought clarification on the procedure for making changes to the RPI from 2030. This pertains to the Bank’s role under section 21 of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (SRSA) in assessing whether any proposed change to the RPI would […]
Dear Chancellor, Thank you for your letter about the joint consultation by the UK Statistics Authority and HM Treasury on changes to the Retail Prices Index. As you say, we committed to respond to the consultation this autumn and have agreed that we will do so at the time of the Spending Review on 25 […]
Dear Governor, You will be aware of my correspondence with your predecessor about the future of the Retail Prices Index or RPI, and in particular the respective responsibilities of the UK Statistics Authority Board and the Bank of England under section 21 of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (SRSA). This says that before […]