House of Lords

  1. Office for National Statistics follow-up written evidence to the Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee’s inquiry into settlement, citizenship and integration

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee

    Dear Lord Foster, Following my evidence session with the Committee on 27 January, I am happy to write with more detail on how the Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates long-term international migration. I also committed to follow-up on data sharing arrangements with the Republic of Ireland. Calculating long-term international migration statistics Long-term migration is […]

  2. Office for National Statistics response to the Home-based Working Committee report, “Is working from home working?”,

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Home-based Working Committee

    Dear Lady Scott,  As Permanent Secretary of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I write in response to the Home-based Working Committee’s report, “Is working from home working?”, particularly the recommendations made in paragraphs 41 and 185.   ONS Prioritisation  The Committee may be aware that in November 2025, the ONS announced the outcome of a prioritisation exercise and outlined how we intend to deliver trustworthy, independent, […]

  3. Office for National Statistics oral evidence to the Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee’s inquiry into settlement, citizenship and integration

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee

    On Tuesday 27 January, Mary Gregory, Executive Director for Population, Census and Social Statistics gave evidence to the Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee’s inquiry into settlement, citizenship and integration. A transcript of which has been published on the UK Parliament website. 

  4. Office for Statistics Regulation written evidence to the Industry and Regulators Committee’s inquiry into regulators and growth

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Industry and Regulators Committee

    Dear Baroness Taylor, House of Lords Committee on Industry and Regulators – inquiry into regulators and growth I welcome the opportunity to respond to the House of Lords Committee on Industry and Regulators’ inquiry into regulators and growth. While we do not have a role in making regulatory decisions directly related directly to growth, we […]

  6. Office for National Statistics follow-up correspondence to the Lords Economic Affairs Committee’s inquiry on Preparing for an Ageing Society

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Lords' Economic Affairs Committee

    Dear Lord Wood, Thank you for inviting me to give evidence for the Committee’s inquiry on Preparing for an Ageing Society. During that session on 1 April, I promised to follow-up with the Committee on several topics, as our discussion ranged from population projections to fertility rates and migration.  I have annexed further information on, […]

  8. Office for National Statistics oral evidence to the Home-based Working Committee’s inquiry on the impacts of working from home

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Home-based Working Committee

    On Monday 17 March, Grant Fitzner, Director of Macroeconomic and Environmental Statistics and Analysis at the Office for National Statistics gave evidence to the Home-based Working Committee for their session on the social and economic impacts of working from home. A transcript of which has been published on the UK Parliament website.

  9. Office for National Statistics follow up correspondence to the Lords Economic Affairs Committee on labour market statistics

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Lords' Economic Affairs Committee

    Dear Lord Bridges, Firstly, David and I wanted to thank you for the opportunity to discuss labour market statistics with the Committee on 23 April. During the session we promised to follow-up on several areas of interest to the Committee. How household composition has changed since before COVID-19 During our discussion, we said that we […]

  10. Office for National Statistics follow-up written evidence to the Lords Economic Affairs Committee’s inquiry on growth and productivity: statistical methdology

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Lords' Economic Affairs Committee

    Dear Lord Bridges, When giving evidence to you and your Committee on 18 April, Grant and I promised to follow-up on a number of points with various members of the Committee. Firstly, we promised to send the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and OECD joint study, International comparisons of the measurement of non-market output during […]