Proceeding contribution from Lord Howard of Rising (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Monday, 18 June 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Statistics and Registration Service Bill.

Statistics and Registration Service Bill

My Lords, we continueto support this amendment and hope that the Government will consider carefully the arguments put forward by the noble Lord, Lord Newby. Government Amendment No. 32 makes it clear that the National Statistician is to be responsible for official statistics standards. The amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Newby, will establish the National Statistician as the proper channel for communicating these standards to the Government and to the wider statistical industry. The National Statistician is the right person to undertake this responsibility.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 693 c59
Session: 2006-07
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Disclosure of information Data protection Accountability Immigration Local government Northern Ireland Local government finance Public appointments Office for National Statistics Scotland Statistics Standards Wales 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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