Question follow-through · 58808
Census
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what meetings Ministers in his Department have had with the UK Statistics Authority on (a) the future of the census and (b) the 2031 census; and if he will publish the minutes of those meetings.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 10 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 18 Jun 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what meetings Ministers in his Department have had with the UK Statistics Authority on (a) the future of the census and (b) the 2031 census; and if he will publish the minutes of those meetings.
12 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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18 Jun 2025
Answer published
I have met with UK Statistics Authority / Office of National Statistics leadership regarding the future of the census and the 2031 census twice: in October 2024 and April 2025. As is longstanding practice, we do not publish minutes of such meetings.The Of...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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