On 01 May 2024, our chair, Sir Robert Chote wrote to Andrew Gwynne MP regarding comments made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 7 March, during an interview on ITV’s Good Morning Britain. During this interview, the Chancellor said: “On social care, in my first Autumn Statement I put up the budget by nearly […]
On 21 March 2024, our chair, Sir Robert Chote wrote to Karin Smyth MP regarding recent official communications from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England on the delivery of hospital beds this winter. Read the full letter: Letter from Sir Robert Chote to Karin Smyth MP – hospital beds – […]
On 19 February 2024 our chair, Sir Robert Chote, wrote to Dame Angela Eagle MP regarding comments made by Treasury ministers on changes in personal taxation. The Office for Statistics Regulation is increasing its engagement with government departments, including HM Treasury, to ensure future communications do not have the potential to mislead and comply with […]
Dear Mr Humpherson I am concerned that the Government’s claim to have hit “100,000 coronavirus tests a day” by the end of April is a misrepresentation of the statistics and as a result will decrease the public’s trust in Official Statistics. It has been variously alleged in the national press that: 1. On 31 April […]