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Proceeding contribution from John Healey (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 8 January 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Statistics and Registration Service Bill.

Statistics and Registration Service Bill

As I said earlier, the purpose of the Bill is to create a framework that can evolve in the light of experience and changing demands from data users. I would expect the board, as part of its statutory duty to comment on the comprehensiveness and coverage of official statistics, which I have explained, to look at precisely those matters. I would also expect there to be a much stronger incentive and discipline for Ministers to look actively at submitting additional departmental statistics for approval as national statistics where they are central to the policy functions or delivery of programmes for which those Ministers are responsible.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
455 c33 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Access Assessments Disclosure of information Conditions of employment Databases Codes of practice Abuse Accountability Departmental responsibilities Finance Freedom of information Government departments Economic situation Government information services NHS Northern Ireland Membership Public appointments Property transfer Publications Parliamentary scrutiny Staff Publishing Office for National Statistics Scotland Statistics Registration Standards Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships Research Retail prices index Statistics Commission UK Statistics Authority
Legislation
Statistics and Registration Service Bill 2006-07
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk