To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office when his Department's guidance on the appropriate use of compromise agreements and confidentiality clauses will be circulated to all Government departments.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office when his Department's guidance on the appropriate use of compromise agreements and confidentiality clauses will be circulated to all Government departments.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office which of the public appointments made by Government in each department between 1 April and 30 September 2013 were to remunerated posts; and in what pay band each such appointment was.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office which of the public appointments made by Government in each department between 1 April and 30 September 2013 were to remunerated posts; and in what pay band each such appointment was.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office which Government Departments have appointed champions or czars; and what the (a) role and (b) terms and conditions of service are of each.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office which Government Departments have appointed champions or czars; and what the (a) role and (b) terms and conditions of service are of each.

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way—at last. He says that in order to be taken seriously, we need a plan. In order for him to be taken seriously, he needs to be truthful with people. I do not understand how he can claim that fairness is a...

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way—at last. He says that in order to be taken seriously, we need a plan. In order for him to be taken seriously, he needs to be truthful with people. I do not understand how he can claim that fairness is a...

Like everyone else, I welcome the statement, and I am especially looking forward to the letters that I shall write to those many constituents who have asked about a cut of 60 per cent. and feed-in tariffs. In his increasingly public meeting with the energy companies yesterday, did my right...

Like everyone else, I welcome the statement, and I am especially looking forward to the letters that I shall write to those many constituents who have asked about a cut of 60 per cent. and feed-in tariffs. In his increasingly public meeting with the energy companies yesterday, did my right...

I had hoped to hear more in the statement about electoral systems, including the possibility of compulsory voting in elections. May I ask the Secretary of State for Justice to look urgently at the issue of postal voting? In the last general election, between one in six and one in...

I had hoped to hear more in the statement about electoral systems, including the possibility of compulsory voting in elections. May I ask the Secretary of State for Justice to look urgently at the issue of postal voting? In the last general election, between one in six and one in...

The hon. Lady is doing something that I counselled hon. Members not to do, by assuming that politicians act in that way to bury bad news. I am sure that sometimes they do, but it is not the case on most occasions. Politicians on both sides of the House who...

The hon. Lady is doing something that I counselled hon. Members not to do, by assuming that politicians act in that way to bury bad news. I am sure that sometimes they do, but it is not the case on most occasions. Politicians on both sides of the House who...

I welcome the opportunity to contribute to our debate which, everyone recognises, hinges on the important issue of trust in official information. We are self-obsessed in believing that it is the actions of politicians that undermine trust in official information, because the biggest factor in undermining that trust is whether...

I welcome the opportunity to contribute to our debate which, everyone recognises, hinges on the important issue of trust in official information. We are self-obsessed in believing that it is the actions of politicians that undermine trust in official information, because the biggest factor in undermining that trust is whether...

The hon. Gentleman is right to say that a lack of trust arises when people’s experience differs from the figures. That is my point. He says that the difference arises only because politicians make up facts, but he is wrong. In fact, in many cases statistics are not accurate, and...

The hon. Gentleman is right to say that a lack of trust arises when people’s experience differs from the figures. That is my point. He says that the difference arises only because politicians make up facts, but he is wrong. In fact, in many cases statistics are not accurate, and...

I was making a serious point. When evidence from other sets of data suggests that a statistical series is wrong, there must be a way of remedying the situation. The board will have a duty to ensure the coherence of National Statistics, so when different statistical series conflict with each...

I was making a serious point. When evidence from other sets of data suggests that a statistical series is wrong, there must be a way of remedying the situation. The board will have a duty to ensure the coherence of National Statistics, so when different statistical series conflict with each...

I give way to the hon. Member for Worthing, West (Peter Bottomley).

I give way to the hon. Member for Worthing, West (Peter Bottomley).

The hon. Lady has implied that this is a new phenomenon. The Royal Statistical Society has pointed out that"““for several decades now, a lack of trust due to a wide perception of political interference has devalued and undermined official statistics””."

The hon. Lady has implied that this is a new phenomenon. The Royal Statistical Society has pointed out that"““for several decades now, a lack of trust due to a wide perception of political interference has devalued and undermined official statistics””."

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what (a) targets, (b) advice and (c) guidance his Department has given to executive agencies that fall under the remit of his Department on the reorganisation of their administrative functions on a regional basis; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what (a) targets, (b) advice and (c) guidance his Department has given to executive agencies that fall under the remit of his Department on the reorganisation of their administrative functions on a regional basis; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many regulatory reform orders his Department has laid before Parliament in each of the last five calendar years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many regulatory reform orders his Department has laid before Parliament in each of the last five calendar years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was paid in rent for properties by the National Offender Management Service in 2004–05 (a) in total, (b) in each (i) region and (ii) nation of the UK and (c) in London.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was paid in rent for properties by the National Offender Management Service in 2004–05 (a) in total, (b) in each (i) region and (ii) nation of the UK and (c) in London.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was paid by the National Offender Management Service in rates to each relevant local authority in the UK in 2004–05; and how much was paid (a) in each (i) nation and (ii) region of the UK and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was paid by the National Offender Management Service in rates to each relevant local authority in the UK in 2004–05; and how much was paid (a) in each (i) nation and (ii) region of the UK and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on progress towards his Department's strategic objective 2.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on progress towards his Department's strategic objective 2.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent on official Ministerial (a) business cards, (b) headed paper and (c) compliment slips in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent on official Ministerial (a) business cards, (b) headed paper and (c) compliment slips in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value of sales of surplus assets from his Department was in each year since 2000-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value of sales of surplus assets from his Department was in each year since 2000-01.