§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many companies are licensed by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys to analyse and re-supply small area statistics from the 1981 census.
§ Mr. FreemanThe Office of Population Censuses and Surveys has concluded licence or agency agreements with 13 companies to hold and supply small area statistics from the 1981 census.
§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what total royalties have been received by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys for each year since 1981 from the companies which are licensed by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys to analyse and re-supply small areas statistics.
§ Mr. FreemanThe total revenue received each financial year by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys from companies with agreements to hold and supply small area statistics from the 1981 census is shown in the table.
Financial year Total revenue(£) 1982–83 27,980 1983–84 105,583 1984–85 47,889 1985–86 163,297 1986–87 136,759 1987–88 66,015 1988–89 55,924
§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many companies which sold small area724W statistics under licence from the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys also hold on computer names and addresses of members of the public collected from the electoral register.
§ Mr. FreemanThis information is not collected.