Office for National Statistics

  1. Office for National Statistics follow-up correspondence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee inquiry in the Work of the UK Statistics Authority

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    Sent to: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    Dear Mr Hoare, During the evidence session with your Committee on 1 July, I committed to follow-up in writing with further detail. I mentioned action we had taken on culture prior to Sir Robert Devereux’s review at  corporate level. This included an organisational review of psychological safety across the Senior Civil Service (SCS) cadre of […]

  3. UK Statistics Authority written evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry into the work of the UK Statistics Authority

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    Sent to: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    Dear Simon I am writing in response to the call for evidence for the Committee’s inquiry into the work of the UK Statistics Authority. We welcome our regular appearances before the Committee, not just as a channel of formal accountability to Parliament, but also as an important source of support, challenge and advice in ensuring […]

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

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    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, […]

  5. Office for National Statistics follow-up correspondence to the Welsh Parliament’s Finance Committee on quarterly growth data for Wales

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    Sent to: Finance Committee (Welsh Parliament)

    Dear Mr Griffiths, I wanted to follow up on my letter to the Committee of 21 October relating to quarterly growth data for Wales. As you will be aware, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) made the decision to pause the publication of our Quarterly Regional GDP (QRGDP) publication due to concerns raised by users […]

  6. Office for National Statistics correspondence to the Treasury Committee on economic statistics

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    Sent to: Treasury Select Committee

    Dear Dame Meg Hillier, Thank you for your letter of 26 March. Please find in the enclosed annex answers to your questions relating to Office for National Statistics (ONS) economic publications. As I committed in my letter to the Committee on 3 March, I also enclose an update on our plans for the Transformed Labour […]

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

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    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 written evidence to the Treasury Committee on economic statistics

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    Sent to: Treasury Select Committee

    Dear Dame Meg Hillier, Thank you for your letter of 14 February, following up on our evidence session with your Committee on 4 February. As I mentioned during the session, we are grateful for your interest in this important area of work. In response to the request in your letter, I can commit to providing […]

  10. Office for National Statistics oral evidence to the Treasury Committee on economic statistics

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    Sent to: Treasury Select Committee

    On Tuesday 4 February, Professor Sir Ian Diamond, National Statistician, Mary Gregory, Director for Population Statistics and Richard Heys, Deputy Director for Productivity, Investment and Research at the Office for National Statistics gave evidence to the Treasury Committee for their session on economic statistics. A transcript of which has been published on the UK Parliament website.