§ Mrs. FitzsimonsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people identified themselves as Kashmiri in the latest National Census; how many did so in Rochdale constituency; and how many public 1481W sector bodies have requested the identification in the Census of the numbers identifying themselves as Kashmiri. [157857]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mrs. Lorna Fitzsimons, dated 9 March 2004:
As National Statistician and Registrar General for England and Wales I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many people identified themselves as Kashmiri in the latest National Census; how many did so in Rochdale constituency; and how many public sector bodies have requested the identification in the Census of the numbers identifying themselves as Kashmiri. (157857)
People could identify themselves as Kashmiri in the 2001 Census by writing in that response against the ethnic group question on the Census form. The number of people who thus identified themselves as Kashmiri in England and Wales is 23,197 and in the Rochdale Parliamentary Constituency, 3,489.
Two public bodies have requested information on Kashmir is specifically.
§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will break down the latest census results by(a) ethnicity, (b) age, (c) gender and (d) religion for the (i) Chorley constituency and (ii) total population; and if he will make a statement on population growth in Chorley. [157974]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Lindsay Hoyle, dated 9 March 2004:
As National Statistician and Registrar General for England and Wales I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking for a breakdown of the latest census results by (a) ethnic origin, (b) age, (c) gender and (d) religion for the (i) Chorley constituency and (ii) total population, and a statement on population growth in Chorley. (157974)
The information requested for both the Chorley Parliamentary constituency and England and Wales as a whole is available on the CD accompanying the published Census 2001 Report for Parliamentary Constituencies. The information for England and Wales as a whole is also available in the published Census 2001 Key Statistics for local authorities in England and Wales printed volume. Both these published volumes are available in the House of Commons Library and also on the National Statistics website at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/cennews.aspat
The National Statistics website also includes profiles of each local authority area from the 2001 Census. Further detail on the population profile of Chorley local authority, including age and gender breakdowns, is available at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/pyramids/pages/30ue.asp. A more general profile of the Chorley local authority area, including information on ethnicity and religion, is available at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/profiles/30ue.asp.
With regard to the population growth of Chorley, please see the answer given in my previous answer (155307) giving mid-year population estimates for Chorley local authority, 1998–2002, the most recent years for which estimates are available. These showed that the population of Chorley has been growing in recent years.