Death: Statistics
Commons · Question 28300 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 17 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Esther McVey
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Office for National Statistics has assessed the feasibility of publishing deaths by individual date of occurrence subject to a fixed publication lag of (a) 14, (b) 21 and (c) 28 days.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 17 Sep 2026
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.