Dear Mr Wragg, Thank you for your letter of 4 March regarding the timetable for planning and legislation for the 2021 Census. I would also like to offer my congratulations on your appointment as Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee. I look forward to meeting you to discuss the subject of your […]
Office for National Statistics and Data Science Campus written submission Welsh Assembly, Economy Infrastructure and Skills Committee inquiry: Degree Apprenticeships Growing the next generation of Data Scientists Data science is a broad and fast-moving field spanning maths and statistics, software engineering and communications. Data Scientists blend experience and knowledge from a wide range of fields […]
Dear Chair, Following the appearance of Rob Kent-Smith and I before the Committee for the inquiry considering Regional Imbalances in the UK Economy on 30 October, members sought further detail on regional price indices, the link between regional investment and regional productivity, and our future plans for regional statistics. We are providing this information to […]
On Wednesday 30 October 2019 Darren Morgan, Director of Economic Statistics Development, Office for National Statistics; Rob Kent-Smith, Deputy Director of National Accounts Coordination, Office for National Statistics; Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, UK Statistics Authority gave oral evidence to the Treasury Committee as part of their inquiry: Regional imbalances in the UK economy. […]
Dear Lord Krebs, I write in response to the Food, Poverty, Health and the Environment Committee’s call for evidence. As the Committee may be aware, the Government Statistical Service (GSS) provides independent, trustworthy statistics in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK’s National Statistical […]
Dear Mr Twigg, I write in response to the International Development Committee’s call for evidence for the inquiry UK Government support for Sustainable Development Goal 16 (Peace and Justice). As the Committee are aware, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK’s National Statistical Institute, and largest producer of official statistics. We aim to […]
Dear Mr MacNeil, I write to offer the Office for National Statistics (ONS) response to the International Trade Committee report on ‘UK investment policy’ I welcome this report and note its recommendations which will guide our Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) statistics work programme over the coming years. The Committee made two recommendations relevant to the […]
Dear Chair, I write in response to the Treasury Committee’s call for evidence for its inquiry on Regional imbalances in the UK Economy. 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 base […]
Dear Lord True, I am writing to offer the Office for National Statistics (ONS) response to the Intergenerational Fairness and Provision Committee report on ‘Tackling Intergenerational Unfairness’. The Committee made the following recommendation to the ONS: “The UK Statistics Authority should prioritise improving generational statistics. This work should begin by the Office for National Statistics […]
Dear Mr MacNeil, Following my recent appearance before the Committee for your inquiry considering UK Trade in Services on 13 March, I understand members are seeking further detail on the UK’s trade in services by country and service type, the sample size and typical response rates for the International Trade in Services (ITIS) survey and […]