Question follow-through · 84770
Census
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to (a) initiate and (b) publish the findings of an emergency census in 2026.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 23 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 27 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 31 Oct 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
Recorded timeline
23 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to (a) initiate and (b) publish the findings of an emergency census in 2026.
27 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
31 Oct 2025
Answer published
In July the Government confirmed the next census of England and Wales will take place in 2031.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Proof of Identity: Digital Technology
24 Oct 2025 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department holds (a) final business cases and (b) data protection impact assessments for (i) the Gov.uk One Login programme and (ii) other digital identity schemes.
Cabinet Office: Social Media
29 Oct 2025 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on social media advertising by (a) influencer and (b) organisation in each of the last five financial years.
Cabinet Office: Social Media
10 Nov 2025 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2025 to Question 86454 on Cabinet Office: Social Media, if he will publish any information that would not prejudice commercial interests.
Cabinet Office: Social Media
17 Nov 2025 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 89231 on Cabinet Office: Social, which channels were (a) contracted and (b) paid by his Department in the last financial year.
Government Communication Service: Social Media
18 Nov 2025 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have been monitored by the Government Communications Service in the previous year.
Government Communication Service: Finance and Staff
18 Nov 2025 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for the total budget and number of staff of the Government Communication Service.
Government Communication Service: Social Media
18 Nov 2025 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government Communications Service maintains a database, spreadsheet, internal dashboard, or record of accounts or individuals who post content about migrants, asylum seekers, or community housing pre
Government Communication Service: Social Media
18 Nov 2025 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government Communications Service uses automated tools, AI systems, or external contractors to scrape social media data relating to criticism of migration.
Government Communication Service: Social Media
18 Nov 2025 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government Communications Service collects, stores, or processes data from social media accounts under the RESIST framework.
Civil Servants: Social Media
19 Nov 2025 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants within the Government Communications Service are engaged in identifying, categorising, or responding to social media content critical of government migration policy.
Cabinet Office: Mental Health
25 Nov 2025 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.
Cabinet Office: Subscriptions
2 Dec 2025 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for the total spend on (i) LinkedIn membership fees (ii) other subscriptions by his Department in the last financial year.