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Proceeding contribution from Brooks Newmark (Conservative) 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

The issue of public confidence comes down to how politicians manipulate the statistics that they are given. The hon. Lady is right in saying that if knife crime is on the increase, Ministers should be honest enough to say, ““Knife crime is on the increase, but break-ins are in decline.”” They should give all the figures in context. The problem lies in the fact that politicians tend to give the most favourable figure rather than showing the true picture.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
455 c77-8 
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