Office for National Statistics

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

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    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 […]

  2. UK Statistics Authority oral evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry on the work of the UK Statistics Authority

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    Sent to: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    On Tuesday 23 May, Sir Robert Chote, Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, Sir Ian Diamond, National Statistician and Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, gave evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry on the work of the UK Statistics Authority. A transcript of which has been published on the UK Parliament website.

  3. Office for National Statistics oral evidence to the Lords Economic Affairs Committee’s inquiry on growth and productivity: statistical methodology

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    Sent to: Lords' Economic Affairs Committee

    On Tuesday 18 April, Mike Keoghan, Deputy National Statistician for Economic, Social and Environmental Statistics and Grant Fitzner, Chief Economist and Director for Macroeconomic and Environment Statistics and Analysis at the Office for National Statistics, gave evidence to the Lords Economic Affairs Committee for a one-off session on growth and productivity: statistical growth. A transcript […]

  4. Office for National Statistics follow-up written evidence to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee’s inquiry on post-pandemic economic growth: UK labour market

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    Sent to: Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee

    Dear Mr Jones, I write in response to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee with an update of some key labour market statistics for the inquiry, ‘post-pandemic economic growth: UK labour markets”. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) was asked to provide an update to the analysis supplied to the Committee in our written […]

  5. Office for National Statistics correspondence to the Health and Social Care Committee’s inquiry on assisted dying/assisted suicides

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    Sent to: Health and Social Care Committee

    Dear Mr Brine, I noted the Health and Social Care Committee’s inquiry, ‘Assisted dying/assisted suicide’ and wanted to highlight analysis the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published in April 2022, ‘Suicides among people diagnosed with severe or life-threatening conditions, England, 2017 to 2020’. This analysis looked at the risk of suicide in people with severe […]

  6. Office for National Statistics response to the Lords Economic Affairs Committee report, “Where have all the workers gone?”

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    Sent to: Lords' Economic Affairs Committee

    Dear Lord Bridges, I write following the Economic Affairs Committee’s report, ‘Where have all the workers gone?’, particularly the conclusion that “more timely high-quality information on the wealth holdings of early retirees, such as that which will ultimately be available through the Wealth Assets Survey or the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, would be very […]

  7. Office for National Statistics oral evidence to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee’s inquiry on UK plc 2050

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    Sent to: Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee

    On Tuesday 7 February, Mike Keoghan, Deputy National Statistician for Economic, Social and Environmental Statistics, Office for National Statistics, gave evidence to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee for their inquiry UK plc 2050. A transcript of which has been published on the UK Parliament website.

  8. Office for National Statistics oral evidence to the Science and Technology Committee’s inquiry on Research and Development Statistics

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    Sent to: Science and Technology Select Committee

    On Wednesday 7 December, Mike Keoghan, Deputy National Statistician for Economic, Social and Environmental Statistics, Office for National Statistics, and Darren Morgan, Director for Economic Statistics Production and Analysis, Office for National Statistics, gave evidence to the Science and Technology Committee for their inquiry, ‘Research and Development Statistics’. A transcript of which has been published […]

  9. Office for National Statistics response to the Environment and Climate Change Committee’s report, ‘In our hands: behaviour change for climate and environmental goals’

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    Sent to: Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee

    Dear Lady Parminter, I write in response to the Committee’s report, ‘In our hands: behaviour change for climate and environmental goals’. We welcome the report and its positive comments about the UK Climate Change Statistics Portal, and would be happy to contribute to fulfilling the Committee’s recommendation, that: “The BEIS Public Attitudes Tracker or the […]

  10. Office for National Statistics follow-up written evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s COVID-19 Recovery Committee inquiry, Road to recovery: impact of the pandemic on the Scottish labour market

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    Sent to: COVID-19 Recovery Committee

    Dear Ms Brown, Thank you for inviting me to give evidence for the Committee’s inquiry, Road to recovery: impact of the pandemic on the Scottish labour market. During that session, I agreed to follow-up with the Committee with the latest data detailing international comparisons of inactivity rates in Scotland. Internationally comparisons are generally made based […]