Departmental Databases

James Duddridge
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what use (a) her Department and (b) its agencies make of (i) MOSAIC data and (ii) ACORN data.

Mr. Khan
MOSAIC and ACORN data is made use of by the Department as an input into the following.

(a) MOSAIC

1. The National Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal Evaluation

(b) ACORN

1. The CLG House Price Index;

2. Local Authority Formula Grant Distribution;

3. The Citizenship Survey.

None of the Department's agencies use either data set.