§ Mr. SwinneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of the cost of increasing the size of the Family Expenditure Survey sample to allow for accurate family expenditure statistics disaggregated to a Scottish geographical level. [26093]
§ Mr. WilsonThe sample size and coverage of the Family Expenditure Survey is regarded as sufficient to support present uses of information from the survey, including analysis at Scotland level.
The Scottish Office is currently considering carefully the need for survey and other statistical information to support the development and monitoring of the Government's policies in Scotland.