National Statistics Annual Report

HC Deb 19 July 2001 vol 372 c383W

Mr. Russell Brown

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects the National Statistics annual report for 2000–01 to be published. [6185]

Ruth Kelly

The National Statistics annual report for 2000–01, which provides a comprehensive report on the opening year of National Statistics, is being published today. The report has been laid before Parliament and copies are available in the Libraries of both Houses.

National Statistics was launched on 7 June 2000, with the overall aim of providing an up-to-date, comprehensive and meaningful description of the UK economy and society. It provides a focus for the work of the Government Statistical Services (GSS), the major provider of official statistics in the UK, with a renewed emphasis on quality, independence and coherence of outputs, to deliver a trusted statistical service for users.