Cost-cutting plans to undertake the English Housing Survey every two years threaten to leave Whitehall with insufficient evidence on which to base policies, statisticians have warned. John Pullinger, national statistician, last week wrote to Sir Bob Kerslake, Department of Communities and Local Government permanent secretary, urging him to reconsider proposals for a biennial survey. Mr Pullinger said that the comprehensive study allowed housing policy-makers to base decisions on the most accurate data available.
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机译：统计学家警告说，每两年进行一次英国房屋调查的削减成本计划有可能使白厅没有足够的依据作为制定政策的依据。国家统计师约翰·普林格（John Pullinger）上周致信社区部和地方政府常任秘书长鲍勃·科斯雷克（Sir Bob Kerslake），敦促他重新考虑每两年进行一次调查的提议。普林格先生说，这项全面的研究使住房政策制定者可以根据可获得的最准确的数据制定决策。
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