Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 3 May 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 May 2006. It was answered by Bridget Prentice (Labour) on Thursday, 11 May 2006 on behalf of the Department for Constitutional Affairs.

1911 Census

Question: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will place in the Library a copy of the Registrar General's Analysis of tentative proposals made by National Archives to release 1911 Census records in advance of 2012, dated 18 February 2004, together with the associated correspondence with her Department about the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Answer: I have today placed in both Libraries copies of correspondence between my Department and the Office for National Statistics on this matter.Since 1966 successive Governments have consistently maintained this position, and from 1981 onwards there has been an explicit assurance on census forms that they will remain closed to the public for 100 years. It remains government policy to make census returns publicly available after a period of 100 years.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 446 c485W; 69254
Session: 2005-06
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP 06/970
Monday, 8 May 2006
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects: Disclosure of information Census Freedom of information
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