Dear Sir Robert, Thank you for the UK Statistics Authority’s recommendation on the future of the census. I am writing to confirm that HM Government is commissioning the Office for National Statistics to conduct a mandatory, questionnaire-based, whole-population census of England and Wales in 2031. High-quality population and migration statistics underpin central and local government […]
Dear Mr Cartlidge, Thank you for your letter expressing concerns around the presentation of the cost of the Chagos Islands deal outlined by the Prime Minister in a press statement on 22 May. Specifically, he stated that “£101 million a year is the average cost; the net overall cost is therefore £3.4 billion overall, that’s […]
Dear Minister, Recommendation on the Future of Population and Migration Statistics As you will know, the 2018 White Paper ‘Help Shape Our Future’ included the commitment to present a recommendation to Government on the future of population and migration statistics. This would respond to the Government ambition, as set out in 2014, that “censuses after […]
This page is available in Welsh (Cymraeg). Dear Mr Drakeford, Recommendation on the Future of Population and Migration Statistics As you will know, the 2018 White Paper ‘Help Shape Our Future’ included the commitment to present a recommendation to Government on the future of population and migration statistics. This would respond to the Government ambition, […]
Mae’r dudalen hon hefyd ar gael yn Saesneg (English). Annwyl Mr Drakeford, Argymhelliad mewn perthynas â Dyfodol Ystadegau am y Boblogaeth a Mudo Fel y gwyddoch, roedd Papur Gwyn 2018, ‘Helpu i Lunio Ein Dyfodol’, yn cynnwys yr ymrwymiad i gyflwyno argymhelliad i’r Llywodraeth ar ddyfodol ystadegau am y boblogaeth a mudo. Byddai hyn yn […]
Dear Sir Robert, I am writing to raise concerns about the possible misrepresentation of official NHS statistics by the Government in relation to its pledge to deliver two million extra appointments. In February 2025, Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced that the Government had not only met its pledge early but had achieved a “massive increase” […]
Dear Sir Robert, Misuse of statistics by the Prime Minister regarding the Chagos Islands surrender deal I am writing to ask you to investigate claims made by the Prime Minister about the cost of the deal to surrender sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Yesterday, when asked about the cost of the deal, the […]
Dear Ms Duncan-Glancy, Thank you for your letter of 21 March outlining concerns around the First Minister of Scotland’s use of statistics about the poverty-related educational attainment gap. At First Minister’s Questions on 27 February, he said: “the overall poverty-related attainment gap [in Scotland] has reduced by 60 per cent since 2009-10”. The Scottish Government […]
Dear Mr Balfour, Thank you for your letter of 27 February 2025. We are pleased that the Scottish Government has now published the Health and Wellbeing Census Scotland: Background Report. We consider that this document provides valuable information to users and demonstrates that the Scottish Government has reviewed its approach to developing questions for the Health […]
Dear Mr Vickers, Thank you for your letter of 21 February regarding the use of police workforce statistics by Dame Diana Johnson, Minister of State for Police, Crime and Fire. The claim in question was made during the debate on the Police Grant Report on 5 February 2025. The Minister stated, “there were 149,769 police […]