§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to receive an options paper from the Registrar General about improved access to registration records; and if he will make a statement. [48814]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Chief Executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Christopher Chope, dated 7 July 1998:
As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question on registration.No timetable has been set for the production of the options paper.The options paper will consider the use of information technology to improve the service to customers and to provide better data management. It will also consider the possibility of working with a wide variety of organisations outside the public sector.