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Arts: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits for business and academic research of requiring the Office for National Statistics to publish statistical releases using 4-digit Standard Indu

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
12 Feb 2025
Target answer date
24 Feb 2025
Answer
4 Mar 2025 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits for business and academic research of requiring the Office for National Statistics to publish statistical releases using 4-digit Standard Indu

  2. 24 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Office for National Statistics is independent of ministers, who are therefore unable to require publication of any particular breakdowns, including statistics at 4-digit Standard Industrial Classification codes. DCMS has a strong working relationship ...

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