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Arts: Industry

Commons · Question 30999 · Tabled 12 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 4 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits for business and academic research of requiring the Office for National Statistics to publish statistical releases using 4-digit Standard Indu

Answer

Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 4 Mar 2025

The Office for National Statistics is independent of ministers, who are therefore unable to require publication of any particular breakdowns, including statistics at 4-digit Standard Industrial Classification codes. DCMS has a strong working relationship ...