Written question asked by Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative) on Wednesday, 17 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 March 2010. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Thursday, 25 March 2010 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Government Departments: Publications

Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office on what occasions the UK Statistics Authority has written to Government departments and agencies on the presentation of statistics.

Answer: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.Letter from Sir Michael Scholar KCB, dated 22 March 2010:"As Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, I am replying to your recent parliamentary question asking on what occasions the UK Statistics Authority has written to Government departments and agencies on their presentation of statistics; and what the subject was of each such communication [323566].""Correspondence between the Chair of the UK Statistics Authority and Government Departments, agencies, and public bodies about the presentation of statistics and other matters is published on the Statistics Authority website at:""http://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/reports---correspondence /correspondence/index.html"

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