§ Dr. CableTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the categories of information and statistics sought by the Office for National Statistics for business and individuals by way of requirements for information. [126072]
§ John HealeyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Department Staff numbers Staff costs (£ million) HM Customs and Excise Spring Report 2000(Cm 4616) Inland Revenue Spring Report 2002(Cm 5428) 1,174 See accompanying booklet "The Government's Expenditure Plans 2002–04" HM Treasury 2002 Departmental Report (Cm 5425) 2000 Departmental Report (Cm 4615) Office of National Statistics 2003 Departmental Report (Cm 5931) 68 Government Actuary's Department 91 4 OGCbuying. solutions is an Executive Agency of the Office of Government Commerce and came into operation on 1 April 2001. For the year ended 31 March 2002, the agency had 177 employees and the cost of their employment including National Insurance and superannuation was £5.1 million.
Staff numbers and costs for the other Chancellor's departments are as follows.
214WLetter from Len Cook to Dr. Cable, dated 15 July 2003:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question concerning the list of categories of information and statistics sought by the Office for National Statistics for business and individuals by way of requirements for information. (126072)I have arranged for details of the data requested from businesses to be placed in the House of Commons Library.For individuals and households, the Social Survey Division Annual Report gives the information requested. The latest published version available is for 2001/02, a copy of which can also be found in the House of Commons Library.The 2002/03 version is currently in draft and is expected to be published at the end of August 2003. A copy of the report will be placed in the House of Commons Library once published.