Written question asked by Nick Hurd (Conservative) on Friday, 29 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 February 2010. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Monday, 8 February 2010 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Census

Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what arrangements will apply to recording the details of guests at house parties on 2011 Census night.

Answer: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated 4 February 2010:"As Director General I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking what arrangements will apply to recording the details of guests at house parties on 2011 Census night. (315329)""As explained in my answer to your similar question (Official Report column 957W 3 December 2009), as in previous censuses (but with the exception of 2001) in addition to recording information for all usual residents at an address on census night, householders are required to record any non-resident persons present on census night, including house party guests if they stay overnight. In 2011, four questions will be asked about overnight visitors—name, sex, date of birth, usual address. In censuses taken before 2001, overnight visitors were required to answer the full range of census questions."

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 505 c792W; 315329
Session: 2009-10
Related items: Census
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Census
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