Treasury - Eleventh Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 14 May 2008.
Contents
Terms of Reference
Summary
1 Introduction
The purpose of our inquiry
The Statistics Authority, the Treasury and the Cabinet Office
2 How the population is counted
What is being counted and how it is counted
The role of the Census
History of censuses
Census data
Methods used
The frequency and importance of Censuses
The 2001 Census and the 2011 Census
Mid-year population estimates
Generating the mid-year population estimates
Mid-year population estimates methodology
Data used in the mid-year estimates
Measuring migration
International migration data
International Passenger Survey
Internal migration data
Current role of administrative data
National Insurance registers
Pupil and student information
Migrant registration
Meeting the needs of the user
3 Why accurate population statistics matter
Uses of population statistics
Implications for economic uses
Local Authorities
4 Difficulties in counting the population
Problems with the 2001 Census
Accuracy of the mid-year population estimates
Counting a migrating population
Estimating international migration
Estimating internal migration between Local Authorities
Short-term migration
5 Preparing for the 2011 Census
Length of census questionnaire
Address register
Census funding and value for money
Census delivery contract
6 Improving current statistics
Recognising the need for change
Inter-Departmental Task Force on Migration Statistics
Estimating internal migration
Local Authority information
Improving uses of administrative and survey data
E-Borders programme
7 Beyond 2011
The international use of population registers
NHS registers
The future of the Census
Conclusions and recommendations
Formal Minutes of the Treasury Sub-Comminnee
Formal Minutes of the Treasury Committee
Witnesses
List of written evidence
List of Reports from the Treasury Committee during the current Parliament
List of Oral and Written Evidence
Wednesday 16 January 2008
Wednesday 23 January 2008
Wednesday 28 January 2008
Wednesday 06 February 2008
Written Evidence
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