HL Deb 09 February 2000 vol 609 cc89-90WA
The Earl of Northesk

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the concordat on statistics between the United Kingdom administrations has been agreed; and, if not, when agreement on it is likely to be reached. [HL857]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

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

Letter to the Earl of Northesk from the Director of the Office for National Statistics, Dr T Holt, dated 9 February 2000.

As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your recent parliamentary Question on the concordat on statistics between the United Kingdom administrations.

A concordat on statistics was included in the Memorandum of Understanding and supplementary agreements between the United Kingdom Government, Scottish Ministers and the Cabinet of the National Assembly for Wales which was laid before the House in October 1999 (Cm 4444).

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