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Proceeding contribution from Robert Smith (Liberal Democrat) 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 hon. Lady says that, in respect of a complex set of data, it does not matter that the Minister has 40 hours to go through that, but in fact that gives the Minister a huge advantage because they can then pick the most eye-catching part of, or way of presenting, that data, and the easiest way of steering the media in one direction—and the media have deadlines to meet. It can then take ages for everyone else to get into the detail of the data, with the Minister having had the unfair advantage of a 40-hour head start.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
455 c79 
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