Office for National Statistics

  1. Office for National Statistics correspondence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on labour market statistics

    Sent from: UK Statistics Authority

    Sent to: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    Dear Mr Wragg, I am writing to update the Committee on the Office for National Statistics’ work on the Labour Market. As you will be aware, due to quality concerns, the ONS suspended publication of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates element of the wider Labour Market release in October. Instead, to provide users with […]

  2. Office for National Statistics correspondence with the Environmental Audit Committee on the role of natural capital in the green economy

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Environmental Audit Committee

    Dear Mr Dunne, I am writing to you and the Committee to provide an update on recent and upcoming Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) environmental work. This includes work on the UK natural capital accounts, potentially useful background for the Committee’s “role of natural capital in the green economy” inquiry, as well as measuring green […]

  3. Office for National Statistics follow-up written evidence to Welsh Parliament’s Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (English and Welsh)

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport and International Relations Committee (Welsh Parliament)

    Dear Ms Jewell, Thank you for your letter dated 3 October 2023 following up on several points raised during our meeting with the Committee on 21 September 2023 on the future of population and migration statistics in England and Wales. Feedback from the 2023 International Census Forum  The 2023 International Census Forum (ICF) was held […]

  4. Office for National Statistics correspondence to the Welsh Affairs Committee on the defence industry in Wales

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Welsh Affairs Committee

    Dear Mr Crabb, I was glad to host the Welsh Affairs Committee at our Newport office on 13 July 2023. During the visit, a member of the Committee mentioned your inquiry into The Defence Industry in Wales. I am delighted to provide the annexed briefing with additional information relating to the economic activity of the […]

  5. Office for National Statistics written evidence to the Women and Equalities Committee’s inquiry on the rights of older people

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Women and Equalities Committee

    Dear Ms Nokes, I write in response to the Women and Equalities Select Committee’s call for evidence for their inquiry into the “Rights of Older People”. As the Committee will be aware, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) and largest producer of official statistics. We aim to provide […]

  6. Office for National Statistics written evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee’s inquiry on men’s health

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Health and Social Care Committee

    Dear Mr Brine, I write in response to the Health and Social Care Committee’s call for evidence for the inquiry into Men’s Health. 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 […]

  7. Office for National Statistics written evidence to the Welsh Affairs Committee’s inquiry on the impact of population change in Wales

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Welsh Affairs Committee

    Dear Mr Crabb, I write in response to the Welsh Affairs Committee’s call for evidence for the inquiry into the impact of population change in Wales. As the Committee will be aware, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) and largest producer of official statistics. We aim to provide […]

  8. Office for National Statistics written evidence to the Women and Equalities Committee’s inquiry on the escalation of violence against women and girls

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Women and Equalities Committee

    Dear Ms Nokes, I write in response to the Women and Equalities Select Committee’s call for evidence for their inquiry into the escalation of violence against women and girls. 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 […]

  9. Office for National Statistics oral evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry on transforming the UK’s evidence base

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    On Tuesday 5 September, Professor Sir Ian Diamond, National Statistician gave evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry on the on transforming the UK’s evidence base. A transcript of which has been published on the UK Parliament website.

  10. Office for National Statistics correspondence to the Treasury Select Committee on insurance industry inflation

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Treasury Select Committee

    Dear Ms Baldwin, Thank you for your letter of 8 June 2023 regarding insurance industry inflation. To take your questions in turn: How the ONS calculates insurance inflation for the purposes of the Consumer Price Index, and whether differences in methodology account for the differences between ONS and ABI measures of inflation. Our data sources […]