Written question asked by Esther McVey (Conservative) on Wednesday, 9 September 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 11 September 2026. It was answered by Dan Tomlinson (Labour) on Thursday, 17 September 2026 on behalf of the Cabinet Office. UK Statistics Authority was asked to reply.
Death: Statistics
- Question
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Office for National Statistics will publish historical daily numbers of deaths in England and Wales by (a) date of occurrence and (b) date of registration for periods sufficiently historic that registration delay is no longer a material source of incompleteness.
- Answer
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The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Rt. Hon lady Parliamentary Question of 9th September is attached.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 28304
- Session
- 2026-27
- Attachment
- Letter from the Permanent Secretary of the ONS
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Death Office for National Statistics Statistics
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
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- 2026-09-18 12:00:27 +0100
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