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Death: Statistics

Commons · Question 28303 · 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, what statistical criteria the Office for National Statistics uses to determine that weekly, rather than daily, publication represents the appropriate level of granularity for mortality statistics; and whether th

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.