§ 19. Mr. Longdenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services on what authority questions are included in the Census Returns relating to intimate personal matters of sexual behaviour.
§ Dr. John DunwoodyAuthority for the particulars to be stated in the Census returns is the Census Order, 1970, which was made on 24th March.
§ Mr. LongdenIs the hon. Gentleman aware that there is a widespread, although possibly erroneous, impression that questions of this sort will be asked in the social service survey? Does he agree that, if that were so, it would be an unwarrantable infringement of privacy and should be referred to the Kenneth Younger Committee?
§ Dr. DunwoodyThe hon. Member's supplementary question bears very little relation to his original Question. I think that any misgivings which there may be—and I have no great evidence of them—are completely misconceived.