Dear Lord Patel, I write in response to the Science and Technology Committee’s call for evidence for its inquiry on the science of COVID-19. As the Committee may 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 a firm evidence […]
Dear Chair, I write in response to the International Trade Committee’s call for evidence for its inquiry on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and international trade. 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 a firm […]
Dear Chair, I write in response to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee’s call for evidence for its inquiry on the impact of coronavirus on businesses and workers. 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 […]
Dear Mr Clark, While providing evidence to the Committee on 7 May, for the inquiry ‘UK Science, Research and Technology Capability and Influence in Global Disease Outbreaks’, I promised to provide further information to the Committee on excess deaths, and to clarify the release schedule of the results of the COVID-19 Infection Survey. I have […]
On Wednesday 13 May 2020 Professor Sir Ian Diamond, UK National Statistician; Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, UK Statistics Authority gave oral evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry regarding COVID-19 data. A transcript of which has been published on the UK Parliament’s website. Related Links: Professor Ian Diamond to William Wragg […]
On Tuesday 7 May 2020 Professor Sir Ian Diamond, National Statistician gave evidence to the Science and Technology Select Committee as part of their inquiry: UK Science, Research and Technology Capability and Influence in Global Disease Outbreaks. A transcript of which has been published on the UK Parliament’s website. Related Links: Professor Sir Ian Diamond’s written […]
On Wednesday 13 May 2020 Liz McKeown, Director of Public Policy Analysis, Office for National Statistics gave oral evidence to the Women and Equalities Committee’s inquiry on unequal impact: Coronavirus and the impact on people with protected characteristics. A transcript of which has been published on the UK Parliament’s website. Related Links: Office for National Statistics […]
Dear Ms Nokes, I write in response to the Women and Equalities Select Committee call for evidence for the inquiry “Unequal impact: coronavirus and the impact on people with protected characteristics”. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) produces data and statistics to support decision-makers in the UK and our trusted, impartial information is more important […]
Dear Mr Stride, I write in response to the Treasury Committee’s call for evidence for its inquiry on the economic impact of coronavirus. 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 a firm evidence base […]
Dear Mr Wragg, Thank you for your letter of 14 April regarding both Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) data on cases of, and deaths from, COVID-19, and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) mortality data. I wanted to note, too, that as the UK’s National Statistician and Head of the Government Statistical Service, […]