From: onlyme101@btinternet.com   
      
   J. P. Gilliver wrote:   
      
   > ONS (on X): Today, the Government has commissioned the Office for   
   > National Statistics to conduct a mandatory, questionnaire-based,   
   > whole-population census of England and Wales in 2031.   
   >   
   > Commenting on the decision, Acting National Statistician Emma Rourke   
   > said:   
   >   
   > We welcome the Government's   
   > decision to commission a census   
   > in 2031 and thank it for its   
   > response. The ONS ran a highly   
   > successful census in 2021, ata   
   > pivotal time for the country and   
   > we will build on that for 2031.   
   >   
   > It has been clear from consultation and   
   > engagement that the census remains of   
   > enormous value for informing the most   
   > important decisions facing our country.   
   >   
   > We will work closely with the devolved   
   > governments in Scotland and Northern   
   > Ireland, as well as Welsh Government,   
   > to ensure there are coherent population   
   > statistics across the UK.   
   >   
   > So it's probably OK for 2031. Whether we'll get subsequent ones,   
   > we'll just have to hope.   
      
   It will all become useless for future genealogical research anyway,   
   with the way modern life is lived!!   
      
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