Lord Skideleskyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the Lord Chancellor has responded to the letter of 23 April from the chairman of the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee requesting him to open the 1911 census for England and Wales next year; and whether they will publish the relevant correspondence between the Lord Chancellor and the chairman. [HL1397]
§ The Lord Chancellor (Lord Irvine of Lairg)The letter of 23 April from the chairman of the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee to the Lord Chancellor was replied to on 27 April 2001. The reply informed the chairman that his letter had been transferred to the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, as she is responsible for the census. It is not customary to publish such correspondence.