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Lord Davies of Oldham
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To ask Her Majesty's Government why it took 15 months to publish the data for 2007 in Indicator 6.1.2 (greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture) in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' autumn performance report 2009; and why the data for 2008 will not be available before April 2010.
To ask Her Majesty's Government why it took 15 months to publish the data for 2007 in Indicator 6.1.2 (greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture) in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' autumn performance report 2009; and why the data for 2008 will not be available before April 2010.
Asked by
Lord Taylor of Holbeach
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
29 March 2010
Indicator 6.1.2 on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture is compiled using statistics from the set of environmental accounts published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which in turn use statistics from the greenhouse gas inventory now published by DECC. The 2007 environmental accounts were published by the ONS in July 2009 and these were then used to update indicator 6.1.2 published in the 2009 autumn performance report in line with previous years. The 2008 data are expected to be available in the summer of 2010 and will be used to update the indicator within the 2010 autumn performance report.
The complex nature of the calculations for both the inventory and the environmental accounts and the timing by which the variety of data sources used in their compilation become available leads to an inevitable delay before indicator 6.1.2 can be published. But we will continue to look for ways to improve the timeliness of the publication of this indicator without compromising its accuracy.
Subjects
Agriculture; Statistics; Greenhouse gas emissions
Date
29 March 2010
Reference
3051; 718 c331WA
House
House of Lords
To ask Her Majesty's Government what statistical data are collected to monitor and assess the impact of the Licensing Act 2003 on public health and crime and disorder in England.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what statistical data are collected to monitor and assess the impact of the Licensing Act 2003 on public health and crime and disorder in England.
Asked by
Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
23 February 2010
There are a number of established national statistical surveys that collect data on alcohol-related health harms and alcohol-related crime and disorder. The Government have always been clear that the licensing of premises where alcohol is sold cannot be considered in isolation from other factors such as national and local alcohol strategies and other interventions to reduce and prevent alcohol related crime and disorder.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) evaluation of the impact of the Licensing Act in 2008 found there were signs that crimes involving serious violence may have reduced since the changes to the licensing regime, but there was also evidence of increases in the small proportion of violent crime occurring in the small hours.
The evaluation also suggested that licensing reform has not been accompanied by an overall increase in alcohol consumption. The evaluation concluded that licensing regimes may be one factor in effecting change to a country’s drinking culture, but do not appear to be the critical factor.
This document is available on the DCMS website at http://www.culture.gov.uk/images/publications/Licensingevaluation.pdf.
Legislation
Licensing Act 2003
Subjects
Crime; Alcoholic drinks; Misuse; Licensing laws; Statistics
Date
23 February 2010
Reference
2087; 717 c268WA
House
House of Lords
Lords debate on motion to take note of the report of the Communications Committee on Government Communications (HL 7 2008-09). Agreed to on question.
Lords debate on motion to take note of the report of the Communications Committee on Government Communications (HL 7 2008-09). Agreed to on question.
Lead member
Lord Fowler
Answering member
Lord Davies of Oldham
Department
Cabinet Office; Select Committee on Communications
Type
Debates on select committee reports
Subjects
Disclosure of information; Codes of practice; Costs; Conduct; Civil servants; Government information services; Press; Parliamentary scrutiny; Ministers; Media; Special advisers; Political impartiality; Statistics; Voluntary organisations; Select committees; Local press; Ministerial statements; Information officers; Government Communications Review
Date
7 May 2009
Reference
710 c743-68
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
asked Her Majesty's Government:What is their assessment of the reliability of their estimate of the population of the United Kingdom.
asked Her Majesty's Government:What is their assessment of the reliability of their estimate of the population of the United Kingdom.
Asked by
Lord Tebbit
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Answering body
United Kingdom Statistics Authority
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
16 June 2008
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl, Director of Macroeconomics and National Accounts, to Lord Tebbit, dated June 2008.
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your Question on our assessment of the reliability of our estimate of the population of the United Kingdom. I am replying in her absence. (HL3904)
The accuracy of the United Kingdom (UK) mid-year population estimate is dependent on the quality of data available to measure components of population change (births, deaths and migration). International migration is the hardest component to measure.
Of the data sources used to estimate population estimates:
the Census provides a reliable base; estimates of the reliability of the latest Census have been published and are available here: www.statistics. gov.uk/census2001/annexa.asp;
birth and death registrations are considered to accurately reflect numbers of events occurring in this country; and
international migration is difficult to estimate, though good use is made of available sources, but estimates are subject to a margin of confidence (as is discussed below).
The principal source of international migration data is the International Passenger Survey (IPS). As with all surveys, the IPS is subject to sampling variability. Standard errors, a measure of how much a sample estimate differs from the true value because of random effects, can be calculated from IPS estimates.
All sources also have non-sampling errors, such as non-response and errors in the answers given by respondents to surveys. In common with all national statistics institutes that estimate population change from a census, the ONS does not currently provide a single error measure to summarise the sources of uncertainty in estimation.
Each time data become available from a new census, the ONS is able to review the accuracy of population estimates made since the previous census by using the newly available information. The comparison that followed the census in 2001 highlighted the difficulty of estimating migration accurately.
It is considered that errors accumulated particularly in the latter half of the decade as the volume of migration flows increased in the late 1990s.
The need to improve migration and population estimates and provide more information on their accuracy has been recognised by the ONS for some time. In particular, the National Statistician commissioned an interdepartmental task force to look at how international migration estimates could be improved. It made recommendations in five broad areas to improve the compilation and presentation of international migration statistics, as follows:
improving the data available on numbers entering and leaving the United Kingdom;
making effective use of new and existing administrative and survey data sources;
improving local population estimates and projections used in allocating resources and developing services;
improving the public reporting of population and migration statistics; and
establishing a wider range of timely indicators and analysis to inform the evidence base on migration and its impacts on policy and public services.
On 4 February 2008, the Minister for Local Government announced to the House that a cross-government programme would be put in place to improve population and migration statistics, driven by senior officials from central government and the Local Government Association, and led by the National Statistician. It will take forward the recommendations of the 2006 interdepartmental task force on migration statistics.
This is high priority work for the ONS and other government departments and is being progressed with due pace. Future progress will be reported through the improving migration and population statistics page on the website: www.statistics.gov.uk/about/data/methodology/specific/population/future/imps/updates/default.asp.
Some changes have already been put in place. For example, the sample size of the International Passenger Survey was increased to collect more information on the flows of emigrants and further changes have been made to the IPS to enhance the coverage of migrants as they enter or leave the UK. Improvements were also implemented in 2007 to the methodology used for distributing migrants to the local authority level in the mid-year population estimates.
Subjects
Population; Statistics
Date
16 June 2008
Reference
3904; 702 c137-8WA
House
House of Lords
asked Her Majesty's Government:What statistics on suicide arising out of domestic violence are collected either nationally or locally; and whether such statistics identify the gender of such suicide cases.
asked Her Majesty's Government:What statistics on suicide arising out of domestic violence are collected either nationally or locally; and whether such statistics identify the gender of such suicide cases.
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Answering body
Office for National Statistics
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
30 April 2007
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl, Director of Macroeconomics and Labour Market, to Lord Campbell-Savours, dated 27 April 2007, replying in the absence of the National Statistician.
Statistics based on death registration identify the method of suicide and the age, gender, marital status and occupation of the deceased, but not the circumstances of or background to the event.
Subjects
Domestic abuse; Statistics; Suicide
Date
30 April 2007
Reference
3247; 691 c178WA
House
House of Lords
My Lords, what is recognised universally is the wisdom of that move and the success of the running of the economy, to which that particular feature makes its contribution, over 58 quarters of growth.
My Lords, what is recognised universally is the wisdom of that move and the success of the running of the economy, to which that particular feature makes its contribution, over 58 quarters of growth.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Hughes of Woodside
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, does my noble friend recollect that the Chancellor of the Exchequer handed over the setting of the bank rate to an independent monetary committee? Does he recall that its reports are received with universal acceptance?
Subjects
Office for National Statistics; Statistics; Standards
Date
19 February 2007
Reference
689 c877
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, we can discuss that issue fruitfully all in good time and we are only a matter of a few impatient weeks before we enjoin debate on this matter. It is reasonable. United Kingdom Ministers have a relationship with Parliament that is close and under the most vigorous scrutiny. It is only right that they have some access to statistics if they can be questioned on them the moment they become public.
My Lords, we can discuss that issue fruitfully all in good time and we are only a matter of a few impatient weeks before we enjoin debate on this matter. It is reasonable. United Kingdom Ministers have a relationship with Parliament that is close and under the most vigorous scrutiny. It is only right that they have some access to statistics if they can be questioned on them the moment they become public.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay
(Liberal Democrat)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, the Minister mentioned the need for Ministers to have prior knowledge. Why, if we are trying to make them free from political interference, do Ministers in this country have longer advance notice of statistics than their counterparts in any other country in Western Europe or the United States?
Subjects
Office for National Statistics; Statistics; Standards
Date
19 February 2007
Reference
689 c876
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I assure the noble Baroness that, for the foreseeable future, the Treasury will remain part of the Government. Therefore, splitting the concept of the two is an odd one. I emphasise that the Treasury will have overall responsibility with regard to the situation, but the noble Baroness will recognise that most of the debates about statistics revolve around particular policy areas. The debates are enjoined most fruitfully in the specific areas of those departments.
My Lords, I assure the noble Baroness that, for the foreseeable future, the Treasury will remain part of the Government. Therefore, splitting the concept of the two is an odd one. I emphasise that the Treasury will have overall responsibility with regard to the situation, but the noble Baroness will recognise that most of the debates about statistics revolve around particular policy areas. The debates are enjoined most fruitfully in the specific areas of those departments.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Baroness Noakes
(Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, does the Minister agree that it is important for the arrangements for statistics to be independent of the Government and the Treasury? In the arrangements for the new Statistics Board, which Minister will bat against the Treasury when the question of resources comes to be debated?
Subjects
Office for National Statistics; Statistics; Standards
Date
19 February 2007
Reference
689 c876-7
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the Bill will provide a forum in which these issues can be discussed. We are aware that there have been one or two lapses. Parliament has drawn the Government’s attention to these lapses, which are regrettable. But they have been limited, and the overall position of statistics is as I reflected. Independent opinion considers British government statistics to be almost unrivalled in their accuracy.
My Lords, the Bill will provide a forum in which these issues can be discussed. We are aware that there have been one or two lapses. Parliament has drawn the Government’s attention to these lapses, which are regrettable. But they have been limited, and the overall position of statistics is as I reflected. Independent opinion considers British government statistics to be almost unrivalled in their accuracy.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Bilimoria
(Crossbench)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, those of us who have studied statistics remember our first lesson when we are told Mark Twain’s famous saying that there are, "““lies, damned lies and statistics””."
Perhaps the noble Lord means, ““There are lies, damned lies and government statistics””. On a serious note, there is public scepticism and it is further accentuated if the statistics themselves are felt to be inaccurate. I urge the Government to go further than the Bill; will they do so?
Subjects
Office for National Statistics; Statistics; Standards
Date
19 February 2007
Reference
689 c876
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, as my noble friend is aware, government departments have prior knowledge of any statistics that emerge and it is only right that they should do so. Ministers are answerable to the two Houses of Parliament for those statistics and the decisions taken on the basis of them. However, he will recognise that, not only have government departments been scrupulous about these matters in the past, particularly the Treasury, but the new Bill that will be before the House shortly will guarantee that that position is there in statute.
My Lords, as my noble friend is aware, government departments have prior knowledge of any statistics that emerge and it is only right that they should do so. Ministers are answerable to the two Houses of Parliament for those statistics and the decisions taken on the basis of them. However, he will recognise that, not only have government departments been scrupulous about these matters in the past, particularly the Treasury, but the new Bill that will be before the House shortly will guarantee that that position is there in statute.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Barnett
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, most noble Lords will be interested to hear that the Treasury never interferes with the preparation of the statistics. One is bound to ask why not. On the other hand, what has the Treasury been able to do in advance of publication? Has it ever made representations to the ONS? If so, have they been rejected or accepted?
Subjects
Office for National Statistics; Statistics; Standards
Date
19 February 2007
Reference
689 c876
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the noble Lord overplays his hand somewhat. Of course the general public treat government statements and statistics with proper scepticism. We expect that from a mature and educated electorate. He will recognise, however, that not only did we come to power pledged to improve the quality of statistics but that we acted on this in 2000 by the decisions we took on the independent presentation of statistics. The new Bill, which will be before this House in the very near future, enshrines the concept of an independent stance on statistics. That will add to the confidence which the statistics already enjoy.
My Lords, the noble Lord overplays his hand somewhat. Of course the general public treat government statements and statistics with proper scepticism. We expect that from a mature and educated electorate. He will recognise, however, that not only did we come to power pledged to improve the quality of statistics but that we acted on this in 2000 by the decisions we took on the independent presentation of statistics. The new Bill, which will be before this House in the very near future, enshrines the concept of an independent stance on statistics. That will add to the confidence which the statistics already enjoy.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Naseby
(Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that Answer. Is he not honestly ashamed to be the Minister responsible for an executive agency, set up 10 years ago and reporting to the Treasury, which, in its own report in 2005, found that more than 80 per cent of the public surveyed thought that official statistics were produced with political interference; 59 per cent perceived that the Government used the statistics dishonestly; and only 34 per cent felt that the Government’s figures were accurate? Given this miserable record, how on earth will the Bill in another place improve the situation if it still leaves Ministers and departments responsible for producing their own statistics? For example, 20 per cent of Home Office statistics—that is 32 out of 160 sets—are inaccurate. How will that ever improve the situation?
Subjects
Office for National Statistics; Statistics; Standards
Date
19 February 2007
Reference
689 c875
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the Government’s aim has always been to deliver statistics in which people trust; for statistics to be, and be seen to be, produced to the highest professional standards and free from political interference. We are delivering on this aim. The public do have confidence in statistics published by the ONS. A key finding of the independent statistics survey Official Statistics: Perceptions and Trust was that the statistical quality of official outputs in the UK was considered to be generally good and to rival the best in the world.
My Lords, the Government’s aim has always been to deliver statistics in which people trust; for statistics to be, and be seen to be, produced to the highest professional standards and free from political interference. We are delivering on this aim. The public do have confidence in statistics published by the ONS. A key finding of the independent statistics survey Official Statistics: Perceptions and Trust was that the statistical quality of official outputs in the UK was considered to be generally good and to rival the best in the world.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Naseby
(Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Whether the public can have confidence in the statistics published by the Office for National Statistics.
Subjects
Office for National Statistics; Statistics; Standards
Date
19 February 2007
Reference
689 c875
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Whether the public can have confidence in the statistics published by the Office for National Statistics.
Whether the public can have confidence in the statistics published by the Office for National Statistics.
Asked by
Lord Naseby
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
For answer on
19 February 2007
Answered on
19 February 2007
My Lords, the Government’s aim has always been to deliver statistics in which people trust; for statistics to be, and be seen to be, produced to the highest professional standards and free from political interference. We are delivering on this aim. The public do have confidence in statistics published by the ONS. A key finding of the independent statistics survey Official Statistics: Perceptions and Trust was that the statistical quality of official outputs in the UK was considered to be generally good and to rival the best in the world.
Subjects
Office for National Statistics; Statistics; Standards
Date
19 February 2007
Reference
689 c875
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
What plans they have to collect data indicating the percentage of people killed or injured in road traffic accidents involving passenger vehicles in the United Kingdom that were not taxed, not insured or not in possession of a valid MOT certificate.
What plans they have to collect data indicating the percentage of people killed or injured in road traffic accidents involving passenger vehicles in the United Kingdom that were not taxed, not insured or not in possession of a valid MOT certificate.
Asked by
Lord Brougham and Vaux
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
8 June 2005
Information on road accidents involving personal injury is collected by the police and reported to the department in a standard format for statistical purposes. Details of whether vehicles involved were taxed, insured or in possession of a valid MOT certificate are not part of the information collected.
The department is investigating the possibility of establishing whether vehicles involved in accidents had a current vehicle excise duty licence at the time of the accident by referring to administrative records held by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.
The feasibility of linking accident data to the MOT data on HGVs and PSVs is being explored. If successful then it may also be possible to identify the MOT status of private vehicles involved in accidents following MOT computerisation.
Insurance details of drivers or riders involved in injury accidents do not form part of the statistical information exercise and there are no plans to include this.
Subjects
Accidents; Casualties; Excise duties; Statistics; Roads; Testing; Road traffic offences; Tax evasion; Motor insurance
Date
8 June 2005
Reference
283; 672 c93-4WA
House
House of Lords
Whether they collect statistics on how many young mothers participate in physical activity; and, if so, whether they will publish those statistics.
Whether they collect statistics on how many young mothers participate in physical activity; and, if so, whether they will publish those statistics.
Asked by
Lord Pendry
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
7 June 2005
The Health Survey for England 2002, which focused specifically on children and young people aged 16 to 24, showed that only 22 per cent of young mothers (aged 16 to 24) met the Department of Health Chief Medical Officer's recommendations (participation in at least 30 minutes of moderate or vigorous physical activity on five or more days a week) compared to 29 per cent of females of the same range who are not mothers. This difference is statistically significant.
It also measured those who took less than 30 minutes of moderate or vigorous physical activity once a week. This showed that young mothers were more likely to be sedentary than those of a similar age range who are not mothers, at 30 per cent and 36 per cent respectively. This difference is also statistically significant
Subjects
Mothers; Statistics; Young people; Take-up; Exercise
Date
7 June 2005
Reference
143; 672 c59-60WA
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Janner of Braunstone
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
In the last year for which figures are available, how many and what percentage of people killed or injured in road traffic accidents involving passenger vehicles in the United Kingdom were not wearing seat belts.
Subjects
Death; Accidents; Casualties; Injuries; Statistics; Roads; Safety belts
Date
28 February 2005
Reference
670 c1-2
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Death; Accidents; Casualties; Injuries; Statistics; Roads; Safety belts
Date
28 February 2005
Reference
670 c1-2
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
In the last year for which figures are available, how many and what percentage of people killed or injured in road traffic accidents involving passenger vehicles in the United Kingdom were not wearing seat belts.
In the last year for which figures are available, how many and what percentage of people killed or injured in road traffic accidents involving passenger vehicles in the United Kingdom were not wearing seat belts.
Asked by
Lord Janner of Braunstone
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
For answer on
28 February 2005
Answered on
28 February 2005
Subjects
Death; Accidents; Casualties; Injuries; Statistics; Roads; Safety belts
Date
28 February 2005
Reference
670 c1-2
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
What is their response to the recent annual National Parking Adjudication Service report; what plans they have to ask local councils to publish statistics about how they handle representations on penalty charge notices and what plans they have to ask local councils to publish reports on the number of challenges...
What is their response to the recent annual National Parking Adjudication Service report; what plans they have to ask local councils to publish statistics about how they handle representations on penalty charge notices and what plans they have to ask local councils to publish reports on the number of challenges...
Asked by
Viscount Astor
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
7 December 2004
Answered on
7 December 2004
Subjects
Appeals; Annual reports; Fixed penalties; Local government; Parking offences; Statistics; National Parking Adjudication Service
Date
7 December 2004
Reference
667 c31WA
House
House of Lords