Censuses (Costs) (Hansard, 7 February 1973)

HC Deb 07 February 1973 vol 850 c143W 143W

§ Mr. Knox
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what were the total costs of the 1951, 1961 and 1971 censuses.

§ Sir K. Joseph
The costs are as follows:

Year England and Wales Scotland Great Britain Total

£000

1951 … 1,525 217 1,742

1961 … 3,123 470 3,593

1971^* … 12,212 1,712 13,924

^*The figures quoted for 1971 represent the sum of the actual expenditure incurred so far and the estimated future cost of completing the processing of the data.

Year	England and Wales	Scotland	Great Britain Total
			£000
1951	…	1,525	217	1,742
1961	…	3,123	470	3,593
1971^*	…	12,212	1,712	13,924
^*The figures quoted for 1971 represent the sum of the actual expenditure incurred so far and the estimated future cost of completing the processing of the data.