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Written question asked by Jim Cousins (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 December 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 December 2002. It was answered by Ruth Kelly (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 December 2002 on behalf of the Office for National Statistics.

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

Question
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the review of pension contribution statistics by the National Statistician has been completed; what conclusions have been reached; and if he will place the full report in the Library (Dep 02/2281). - Includes text of letter from Mrs K Dunnell of the Office for National Statistics and fact that the review has been completed and 'Review of ONS Pensions Contributions Statistics' may be found at: www.statistics.gov.uk/about/Consultation by theme/downloads/Pension ContributionReport.pdf, along with a statement from the National Statistician at: www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir./pens1002.pdf.
Answer

Mr. Cousins: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the review of pension contribution statistics by the National Statistician has been completed; what conclusions have been reached; and if he will place the full report in the Library. [85659] Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply. Letter from K. Dunnell to Mr. Jim Cousins, dated 10 December 2002: The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question on the review of pension contribution statistics. I am replying in his absence. The review of pension contribution statistics by the National Statistician has been completed. The conclusions are set out in the review report, "Review of ONS Pensions Contributions Statistics", which was published on 10 October 2002 and may be found at the following web address: www.statistics.gov.uk/ about/Consultation by theme/downloads/Pension Contribution Report.pdf, along with a statement from the National Statistician at: www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/pens1002.pdf. An action plan taking forward the recommendations of the Review of ONS Pensions Statistics was published on 29 November and may be found at the following web address: www.statistics.gov.uk/about/Methodology by theme/downloads/ pension review action plan.pdf along with a statement from the National Statistician at: www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/ pen1002.pdf. Copies of the report have also been placed in the House of Commons Library.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
85659; 396 c264-5W
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Contributions Workplace pensions Pensions Office for National Statistics Statistics Pension Contributions Statistics Review
Link
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