§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether the Registrar General of the census office receives the London weighting allowance of £1,016; whether he will give an outline of his job; and whether he receives a car or the use of a car.
§ Sir George YoungThe Registrar General does not receive the London weighting allowance. As Registrar General he has the statutory duty under the Marriage and Registration Acts to administer the civil marriage law, the law relating to the registration of births, deaths and marriages and to report to Parliament on the related demographic and medical statistics. Under the Census Act 1920 he is responsible to Parliament for conducting the censuses of population. He is also the Director of the office of population censuses and surveys and in this capacity he is the head of department and the accounting officer. He does not receive a car.