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Proceeding contribution from Lord Howard of Rising (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 24 April 2007. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Statistics and Registration Service Bill.

Statistics and Registration Service Bill

I am glad that the Minister agrees with the spirit of the amendment. Will he go further by giving it practical application in having one single applicant chosen by an outside body? That would genuinely ensure that there is no distortion. Some would say that there have been distortions in government appointments; for example, there are very few monetarist economists on the Bank of England’s advisory board. I urge the Minister to take that on board. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 3, as amended, agreed to. Clause 4 [Non-executive members]: [Amendment No. 22 not moved.]

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
691 c606 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information Accountability Accountancy Finance Government departments Membership Public appointments Parliamentary scrutiny Staff Office for National Statistics Statistics Regional planning and development Treasury Retail prices index Cabinet Office Statistics Commission UK Statistics Authority
Legislation
Statistics and Registration Service Bill 2006-07
Link
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