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Written question asked by Mark Garnier (Conservative) on Monday, 20 October 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 October 2025. It was answered by Diana Johnson (Labour) on Monday, 27 October 2025 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Labour Force Survey

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the (a) response and (b) participation rates of Labour Market Force surveys.

Answer

The DWP monitors a wide range of internal and external data – from management information, a range of surveys and administrative data sources - to inform its policymaking.

Actions taken to improve the quality of the ONS LFS data can be found here - Labour Force Survey quality update - Office for National Statistics

And information on the improvements to the sample size and response rate can be found here - Labour Force Survey performance and quality monitoring reports - Office for National Statistics


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
83278
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Labour force survey
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk