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Proceeding contribution from Viscount Eccles (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 23 May 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 shall certainly look with great care at what the Minister said, as is only right and proper. I do not think that there is any disagreement about the dual role of production and quality control—as I prefer to call it as opposed to assessment. The point of disagreement is why it is not right and proper to leave this matter to the Statistics Board and its chief executive, the National Statistician, who would be uniquely well placed to carry out the function of quality control. Clause 30 agreed to. Clause 31 [Separation of Functions]: [Amendment No. 165 to 168 not moved.] Clause 31 agreed to. Clause 32 [Committees]: [Amendment No. 169 not moved.] Clause 32 agreed to. Clauses 33 to 35 agreed to. Clause 36 [Confidentiality of personal information]: [Amendment No. 170 not moved.]


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
692 c722 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information Census Intelligence services Government departments NHS Patients National security Personal records Northern Ireland Public interest Staff Office for National Statistics Scotland Statistics Registration Statistics Commission UK Statistics Authority Information sharing
Legislation
Statistics and Registration Service Bill 2006-07
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk