Written question asked by James Duddridge (Conservative) on Monday, 21 July 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 October 2008. It was answered by Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) on Monday, 6 October 2008 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Departmental Databases

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what use (a) his Department and (b) its agencies make of (i) MOSAIC data and (ii) ACORN data.

Answer: Since its launch in 2005, the Department's Taking Part survey has included ACORN codes. This data has been used to examine variations in sporting and cultural participation.This month the Department purchased the additional Financial ACORN and Health ACORN codes as well as MOSAIC codes. These have been merged with the Taking Part survey data and results will be published later this year.In 2006 the Royal Parks agency used ACORN codes to examine variations in the profile of park users against the profile of residents living in close proximity to the park.

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