BBC in press error

Not sure myself.....

Dear James,

Thank you for your interest in the 2011 Census, and in particular our
intention to collect information on national identity.

I can confirm that we are intending to collect information for each UK
national identity, including a tick-box allowing people to identify
themselves as English. The omission of this category in some press reports
was simply an error.

Yours sincerely,

Alexa Courtney

Research Officer
Questionnaire Design and Content
2011 Census