HL Deb 03 May 2001 vol 625 cc103-4WA
Lord Lipsey

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the cost of general surveys of the population other than a census carried out by the Office for National Statistics. [HL1820]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.

Letter to Lord Lipsey from the National Statistician and Registrar General for England and Wales, Office for National Statistics, Mr Len Cook, dated 3 May 2001.

As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent Question on the cost of general surveys of the population other than a census carried out by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) (HL1820).

The cost of ongoing general surveys of households or individuals commissioned by the ONS and other government departments is approximately £28.5 million per year. This does not include the many other ad hoc surveys commissioned by government.