Written question asked by Richard Ottaway (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 27 March 2001. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Tuesday, 27 March 2001 on behalf of the Office for National Statistics.

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost will be of the 2001 Census; and how much will be attributed to (a) fieldwork and (b) data processing. - Including text of letter from Len Cook of the Office for National Statistics and figure. (Holding answer 23 March 2001).

Answer: Mr. Ottaway: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost will be of the 2001 Census; and how much will be attributed to (a) fieldwork and (b) data processing. [155252] Miss Melanie Johnson: [holding answer 23 March 2001]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply. Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Richard Ottaway, dated 27 March 2001: As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question on what the cost will be of the 2001 Census; and how much will be attributed to (a) fieldwork and (b) data processing (155252). The total estimated cost for the 2001 Census in England and Wales over the 13-year period 1993/94 to 2005/06 is £207 million. Of this, some £92 million is attributed to fieldwork activities, mainly concentrated in the period 1999/00 to 2001/02, and £86 million is attributed to processing, mainly concentrated in the period 2001/02 to 2003/04. The census is a devolved matter in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

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