Mr. John M. TaylorTo ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list(a) the linear metres of storage space occupied by each of the pre-1992 decennial census returns for England and Wales, (b) the actual costs, at current prices, of micro-filming each of the pre-1901 census returns and (c) the average micro-film cost per linear metre, at current prices. [84494]
§ Mr. Vaz(a) The space in linear metres occupied by each of the pre-1922 decennial census returns for England and Wales is as follows:
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- 1841: 101
- 1851: 164
- 1861: 146
- 1871: 146
- 1881: 140
- 1891: 173
- 1901: 122
- 1911: 1,924
- 1921: 1,375.
(b) It would not be possible to calculate the cost of micro-filming each of the pre-1901 census returns without examining them in detail, which would incur disproportionate cost.
(c) It would not be possible to calculate the average micro-film cost per linear metre without examining them in detail, which would incur disproportionate cost.