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Census

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 31 October 2025UIN 84770

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to (a) initiate and (b) publish the findings of an emergency census in 2026.

Answered by Josh Simons

In July the Government confirmed the next census of England and Wales will take place in 2031.

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