Written question asked by Damian Green (Conservative) on Wednesday, 11 June 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 June 2008. It was answered by Parmjit Dhanda (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 June 2008 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Office for National Statistics: Finance

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 11 June 2008, on the Migration Impacts Plan, whether the £12 million programme led by the Office for National Statistics to improve population and migration data entails additional monies and new activities or whether it is part of the Office for National Statistics' ongoing Improving Migration and Population Statistics Project.

Answer: The £12 million funding announced over a three-year period comprises additional resources that the Office for National Statistics has itself committed, that are on top of the resources it was already planning to spend on an ongoing basis to improve its population and migration statistics, and new contributions from Government Departments. The programme includes new activities, as well as some extensions to existing work.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 477 c957W; 211465
Session: 2007-08
Related items: Migration Impacts Plan
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
Written statements
House of Commons
Subjects: Finance Office for National Statistics
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk