§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when area—specific information from the census will become available. [3442]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Pullinger to Mr. Gordon Prentice, dated 16 July 2001:
The National Statistician and Registrar General for England and Wales has been asked to reply to your recent question asking when area-specific information from the Census will become available (3442). I am replying in his absence.
Mid-2001 population estimates for local authority areas for England and Wales, based on the 2001 Census, are planned to be published around the end of August 2002.
More detailed figures from the 2001 Census are planned to be released towards the end of 2002 and during 2003. These will provide information on the full range of topics covered in the census for geographical areas ranging from the output area and ward level up to national level.