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Census: Costs

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 19 January 2026UIN 103310

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 18 December 2025, to Question 99534, on Census: Costs, and the letter from the Permanent Secretary of 17 December 2025, whether there is a working estimate of the potential total cost o

Answered by Josh Simons

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 6th of January is attached.

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