From: peter@parksidewood.nospam   
      
   On Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:11:38 -0000 (UTC), "Geoff"   
    wrote:   
      
   >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!!   
      
   Post circa1950 research is rendered almost impossible by the use of   
   middle name initials by the GRO.   
      
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