§ Matthew TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which statistical series National Statistics ceased(a) collecting, (b) calculating and (c) publishing in financial year 2000. [4399]
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§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from hen Cook to Mr. Matthew Taylor, dated 20 July 2001:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question about which statistical series National statistics ceased collecting, calculating and publishing in financial year 2000 (4399).The initial scope of National Statistics was defined in June 2000 as being "all of the public access databases and publications produced by the Office for National Statistics and many of the key public interest statistics produced by other Government Departments".The initial scope of National Statistics will evolve and expand over time. In the first year, however, some in-scope publications were removed from actual or planned circulation for mainly operational reasons. These included:(i) Department of Social Security:Earnings Top-up Statistics (monthly): publication ceased because the Pilot scheme ended.Disability Working Allowance Statistics Quarterly Enquiry: publication ceased because benefit ceased and replaced by the Disabled Person Tax Credit.Family Credit Statistics Quarterly Enquiry: publication ceased because benefit ceased and replaced by the Working Families Tax Credit.(ii) Department for Education and Employment:Adult Participation in Education, Training and Self-Directed Learning: the original intention was to publish the results of the National Adult Learning Survey in a separate Statistical First Release but it was subsequently to continue their publication as a research paper outside the scope of National Statistics.