Written question asked by John M Taylor (Conservative) on Wednesday, 9 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 February 2005. It was answered by Ian Pearson (Labour) on Wednesday, 23 February 2005 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Northern Ireland Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the years when the householders' forms for the 1928 to 2001 population censuses for Northern Ireland were destroyed.

Answer: Mr. Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the years when the householders' forms for the 1928 to 2001 population censuses for Northern Ireland were destroyed. [216857] Mr. Pearson: Since 1928 there have been censuses in 1937 and 1951 and decennially thereafter with an additional mid-term census in 1966. The Public Record Office Northern Ireland (PRONI) is the custodian of all Northern Ireland census returns from all censuses with the exception of the 2001 census. None of these forms have been destroyed. Images of the 2001 census forms have been taken and will shortly be delivered to PRONI.

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