§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many of the 33 employed people recruited in that area as census enumerators were non-Kirkby residents.
§ Sir George YoungKirkby did not constitute an administrative area in the 1981 census. In the only census district that was wholly within the boundaries of the former urban district, 36 persons were appointed as enumerators; of these 25 did not live in Kirkby.
The rules on confidentiality of the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys provide that, wherever feasible, census enumerators should not be appointed to work in areas where they are likely to be known.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services for what reason it was decided that the majority 114W of people employed as census enumerators in Kirkby should have been employed, in view of the fact that the town has nearly 7,000 unemployed persons.
§ Sir George YoungNo such decision was taken. Suitable persons who were out of work were given priority over other candidates, and until end-January 1981 no other persons were appointed without the permission of the managers of local jobcentres. Ultimately, to ensure there was a force sufficient to undertake the census, employed persons were taken on. These arrangements applied throughout the country.