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Proceeding contribution from Lord Sassoon (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 1 December 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill [HL].

Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill [HL]

My Lords, that is indeed the position. It may be extraordinary but, as I have tried to explain, it is entirely consistent with the fact that, as far as I am aware, no other non-executive appointments to a wide range of public bodies are subject to a parliamentary committee veto. Of course, it will be up to the Treasury Select Committee to decide whether it wants to interview the non-executive members individually, collectively or as part of the total board of the BRC, and it will have an opportunity to see them in accordance with its normal processes.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
722 c190GC 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Audit Finance Fiscal policy Economic situation Economic policy Forecasts Public appointments Public expenditure Staff Public finance Public sector debt Treasury Treasury Committee Office for Budget Responsibility Chote, Robert
Legislation
Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill (HL) 2010-12
Link
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