Proceeding contribution from Stewart Hosie (Scottish National Party) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 13 March 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Statistics and Registration Service Bill.

Statistics and Registration Service Bill

It has been suggested that the House should have a greater role in holding Ministers to account when, for example, the board determines that some statistics should be national, but they have not been put forward. Given that there have been detailed criticisms of Government Expenditure and Revenue in Scotland in this House since 1995—for 12 years—and that the Treasury is looking into some of the detailed problems only this year, what confidence can we have that, after a 12-year wait to get one accurate statistic, any number of others of equal importance in other parts of the country will be considered any quicker?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 458 c197-8
Session: 2006-07
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Disclosure of information Codes of practice Devolved matters Accountability Departmental responsibilities Intelligence services Government departments Prime Minister Ministerial powers National security Northern Ireland Public appointments Public interest Mergers Staff Office for National Statistics Scotland Statistics Registration Wales Treasury Retail prices index Cabinet Office Statistics Commission UK Statistics Authority
Legislation: Statistics and Registration Service Bill 2006-07
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Statistics and Registration Service Bill

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