[Margaret Pilkington]

I think that in biblical times it was more of a head count than anything else Lindsay.

I think that many people are sort of programmed to accept the asking of intrusive questions......why does anyone need to know if I have central heating, or how many bedrooms I have....or for that matter what I did as a profession(that is in the past and could be gleaned from the census which was taken 10yrs ago and the 10 yrs before that).

All of this info could be obtained without asking me one single question.

I also object to the fact that although we have been given assurances that info won't be divulged(wanna bet) the statistical graphs will be shared with all 26 EU members and the US.
Lockheed Martin who have been given the contract to process the info have subcontracted work out to Edexel.......and another company(whose name escapes me for the moment) they(Edexel) do not have a good track record in either processing statistics or keeping the information secure.