Written question asked by Mike Wood (Conservative) on Friday, 28 August 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. It was answered by Dan Tomlinson (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 on behalf of the Cabinet Office. UK Statistics Authority was asked to reply.
Employment: Statistics
- Question
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment has the Office for National Statistics made for the reason in the discrepancies between the number of payrolled jobs recorded in (a) the Labour Force Survey and (b) HMRC’s Real Time Information data.
- Answer
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The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 28th August is attached.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 20670
- Session
- 2026-27
- Attachment
- Letter from the Permanent Secretary of the ONS
- Subjects
- Employment Statistics
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- 2026-09-11 10:19:08 +0100
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