House of Commons

  1. Office for Statistics Regulation written evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry on Coronavirus Act 2020: two years on

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    Dear Mr Wragg, I write in response to the Committee’s call for evidence for the inquiry ‘Coronavirus Act 2020: two years on’; specifically, the transparency surrounding the use of data in decision making relating to the renewal of the Coronavirus Act 2020. During the pandemic, the response of statistics producers to publish close to real-time […]

  2. Office for National Statistics written evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee’s inquiry on aligning the UK’s economic goals with environmental sustainability

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Environmental Audit Committee

    Dear Mr. Dunne, I write in response to the Environmental Audit Committee’s request for evidence for its inquiry into aligning the UK’s economic goals with environmental sustainability. 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 […]

  3. Office for National Statistics response to the International Trade Committee’s report on Inward Foreign Direct Investment

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: International Trade Committee

    Dear Chair, I write in response to the Committee’s report on Inward Foreign Direct Investment, particularly recommendations one and eight regarding the development of data on inward investments. Recommendation 1: Greater transparency about progress, quick implementation of changes and broader engagement of users In 2019, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published a development plan […]

  4. Office for National Statistics correspondence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee regarding the UK Statistics (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    Dear Mr Wragg, As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority (the Authority), I am writing to inform the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee about the UK Statistics (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021, that have today been laid before Parliament. The statutory instrument (SI) is a continuation of The UK […]

  5. UK Statistics Authority oral evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry on the work of the UK Statistics Authority

    Sent from: UK Statistics Authority

    Sent to: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    On 21 October 2021, Sir David Norgrove, Chair, UK Statistics Authority, Professor Sir Ian Diamond, National Statistician and Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, gave evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry on the work of the UK Statistics Authority. A transcript of which has been published on the UK Parliament Website.

  6. Office for National Statistics follow-up written evidence to the Treasury Committee’s inquiry on an Equal Recovery

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Treasury Select Committee

    Dear Mr Stride, Thank you for inviting me to give evidence to your Committee on 15 September for the inquiry ‘An Equal Recovery’. During that evidence session, I promised to follow up on several points, and to answer some questions that members did not have time to ask. Impact of the pandemic on lower-paid workers […]

  8. Office for National Statistics correspondence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee regarding data ethics

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    Dear Mr Wragg, I wanted to write to you and your Committee regarding the UK Statistics Authority’s recent establishment of the Centre for Applied Data Ethics, which provides practical support and thought leadership in the application of data ethics by the research and statistical community. This was a direct result from a recommendation from your […]

  9. Office for National Statistics written evidence to the Treasury Committee’s inquiry on an Equal Recovery

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Treasury Select Committee

    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 […]

  10. Office for National Statistics correspondence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee regarding UK wide census estimates

    Sent from: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    Sent to: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    Dear Mr Wragg, While giving evidence to your Committee on 18 May, Alex Chisholm, Permanent Secretary at the Cabinet Office, asked that I write on his behalf regarding how we will ensure a coherent and consistent UK wide picture despite Scotland conducting their census in March 2022. I am very happy to provide an update. […]