This Commons Library briefing paper is a guide to understanding UK migration statistics. It explains the concepts and methods used in measuring migration and setting out a range of data on migration in the UK and in European Union countries.
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2011 Census of Population: background (233 KB, PDF)
Information from the 2011 Census released for the 573 parliamentary constituencies in England and Wales is set out in a Research Paper (RP13/20) Census 2011 Constituency results: England and Wales that was published on 18 March 2013.
This Standard Note supplements the main results in that Research Paper. In particular it looks at:
• the history of the Census,
• he legislation governing the Census,
• the detailed reviews of the 2001 Census and the resulting changes in how the 2011 Census was carried out,
• the preparations for the 2011 Census,
• the questions asked (and not asked),
• the cost of the Census,
• the different approaches to the conduct of the Census in Scotland and Northern Ireland,
• the response rate. and
• whether or not there will be a Census in 2021.
Documents to download
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2011 Census of Population: background (233 KB, PDF)
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A population census takes place in the UK every ten years, and preparations for the 2021 census are underway. This briefing paper explains the plans for the census in England and Wales.
