HL Deb 23 June 1998 vol 591 cc13-4WA
Lord Inglewood

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What percentage of the United Kingdom population has at least one grandparent who was born abroad. [HL2221]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Chief Executive of the Office for National Statistics, who has been asked to reply.

Letter to Lord Inglewood from the Director of the Office for National Statistics, Dr. T. Holt, dated 23 June 1998.

As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your recent parliamentary question on grandparents born abroad.

The information you requested is not available. This is primarily because government censuses (since 1971) and surveys cover only co-resident grandparents.