Death: Statistics

(asked on 9th September 2026) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2026 to Question 19336 on Death: Statistics, what quantitative analysis supports the Office for National Statistics' conclusion that publication of daily death figures could increase the risk of misinterpretation and misleading conclusions.


Answered by
Dan Tomlinson Portrait
Dan Tomlinson
Exchequer Secretary (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 17th September 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.

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