§ Mrs. BallardTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what conclusions the Office for National Statistics has reached on the presentation of labour market statistics. [18027]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe information falls within the responsibility of the Chief Executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mrs. Jackie Ballard, dated December 1997:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply, as the Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), to your recent question on the presentation of labour market statistics.In the summer, ONS launched a wide-ranging public consultation about the future of labour market statistics. The results of the consultation were published in October's edition of the ONS publication Labour Market Trends, a copy of which is available in the House of Commons Library.As the Director of ONS I am responsible for deciding the form, coverage and timing of release of ONS statistics. I expect to make an announcement about ONS proposals for labour market statistics early in the New Year.