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Proceeding contribution from Rob Marris (Labour) 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

May I point out, as I did in Committee, that it is not only a question of market-sensitive information? It may be a question of health-sensitive information. If statistics come to light that suggest that there is a rapidly developing health problem, such as avian flu, in one part of the country, Ministers and the Department—in this case, it would be the Department of Health—would have a chance to react and put measures in place so that when those statistics came into the public domain, there would not be as much panic, if I can put it that way, because Ministers could say that they were aware of a cluster of avian flu cases, and had taken steps to address the issue. It is not simply a question of market-sensitive information.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
458 c217 
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