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Statistics and Registration Service Bill

Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bills on Wednesday, 2 May 2007, in the House of Lords.
Statistics and Registration Service Bill. Lords Committee stage second day. Clauses 20 to 26 agreed to. Clause 27 agreed to as amended. Schedule 1 agreed to.

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2006-07

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Treasury

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Committee stage

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Statistics and Registration Service Bill. Brought from the Commons. Explanatory Notes HL Bill 53-EN also published.
Wednesday, 14 March 2007
Bills
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Proceeding contributions

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting | 691 c1152 (Link to this contribution) I beg to move that the House do now resume. Moved accordingly, and, on Question, Motion agreed to.
Lord Newby | 691 c1152 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 146: 146: Clause 27, page 12, line 18, leave out ““Chancellor of the Exchequer...

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Lord Newby | 691 c1152 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 141: 141: Clause 27, page 12, line 8, leave out ““Chancellor of the Exchequer”...
Lord Newby | 691 c1152 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 143: 143: Clause 27, page 12, line 12, leave out ““Chancellor of the Exchequer...
Lord Newby | 691 c1152 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 136: 136: Clause 27, page 11, line 40, leave out ““Chancellor of the Exchequer...
Lord Newby | 691 c1152 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 139: 139: Clause 27, page 12, line 5, leave out ““Chancellor of the Exchequer”...
Lord Newby | 691 c1143 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the noble Lordfor bringing forward this amendment. At Second Reading and in Committ...
Lord Lea of Crondall | 691 c1140-3 (Link to this contribution) moved AmendmentNo. 124A: 124A: After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause— ““Location (1) Th...
Lord Newby | 691 c1140 (Link to this contribution) I am very grateful to the Minister for that reply. He was doing all right until he suggested that Pa...
Lord Lea of Crondall | 691 c1147 (Link to this contribution) I am afraid that I did not find that a very satisfactory answer. I hope that before Report my noble ...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 691 c1144-6 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my noble friend for this amendment, which has triggered an interesting and importan...
Viscount Eccles | 691 c1144 (Link to this contribution) Perhaps I may briefly refer to cultural change. The noble Lord, Lord Newby, raised this issue at Sec...
Lord Northbrook | 691 c1144 (Link to this contribution) I, too, support the amendment tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Lea. The Government should listen very ...
Lord Newby | 691 c1139 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 120: 120: Clause 25, page 10, line 39, leave out ““as soon as possible thereaf...
Lord Evans of Temple Guiting | 691 c1139-40 (Link to this contribution) As we have heard, Amendment No. 120 would require any report produced under Clause 25 to be publishe...
Lord Newby | 691 c1148 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 134: 134: Clause 27, page 11, line 33, leave out ““Chancellor of the Exchequer...
Lord Newby | 691 c1148 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 132: 132: Clause 27, page 11, line 31, leave out ““Chancellor of the Exchequer...
Lord Jenkin of Roding | 691 c1149 (Link to this contribution) I echo the last point of my noble friend about the power of direction standing as a very real threat...
Baroness Noakes | 691 c1148-9 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 135: 135: Clause 27, page 11, line 36, leave out ““in writing”” and insert ““b...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 691 c1150-1 (Link to this contribution) I assure the noble Lord, Lord Jenkin, that the clause is as far removed from the day-to-day operatio...
Lord Newby | 691 c1149-50 (Link to this contribution) On the face of it, the clause is pretty draconian. The definition of a ““serious failure”” could be ...
Baroness Noakes | 691 c1151 (Link to this contribution) We asked the Minister for examples and he gave us none. We asked him to explain why Clause 4 did not...
Lord Newby | 691 c1147 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 126: 126: Clause 27, page 11, line 6, leave out ““Chancellor of the Exchequer”...
Lord Newby | 691 c1147 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 128: 128: Clause 27, page 11, line 17, leave out ““Chancellor of the Exchequer...
Lord Newby | 691 c1148 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 130: 130: Clause 27, page 11, line 24, leave out ““Chancellor of the Exchequer...
Earl of Northesk | 691 c1135 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for his reply. I am reasonably content. Clause 24 agreed to. Clause 25 [Repor...
Lord Howard of Rising | 691 c1135 (Link to this contribution) moved AmendmentNo. 116: 116: Clause 25, page 10, line 25, at end insert— ““( ) The report under su...
Baroness Noakes | 691 c1135 (Link to this contribution) Before my noble friend decides what to do with his Motion, will the Minister explain a little more a...
Lord Evans of Temple Guiting | 691 c1135 (Link to this contribution) I shall say two things. First, I will go back to the point that this is a non-executive board compos...
Earl of Northesk | 691 c1134 (Link to this contribution) The Minister will, I hope, be relieved to hear that my purpose in initiating a clause stand part deb...
Lord Evans of Temple Guiting | 691 c1134-5 (Link to this contribution) As the noble Earl said, this is a probing Motion. The purpose of a clause of this nature is to give ...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 691 c1133 (Link to this contribution) I hear what the noble Lord says. Of course it would have helped to have the benefit of a contributio...
Baroness Noakes | 691 c1133-4 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Jenkin for reflecting the conversations that he has had with t...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 691 c1132-3 (Link to this contribution) I understand that the right to access is through the Cabinet Secretary as head of the Civil Service....
Lord Jenkin of Roding | 691 c1133 (Link to this contribution) I, too, have discussed the matter with the noble Lord, Lord Moser, and I do not believe that he ever...
Lord Howard of Rising | 691 c1139 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for that valuable information and for confirming that the report will be laid b...
Lord Evans of Temple Guiting | 691 c1138 (Link to this contribution) I do not know the answer. I shall write to the noble Baroness. I agree with her that it is inconceiv...
Baroness Noakes | 691 c1138 (Link to this contribution) I am concerned about many points in this Bill and I shall seek assurances on many aspects. I am grat...
Lord Howard of Rising | 691 c1138 (Link to this contribution) moved AmendmentNo. 118: 118: Clause 25, page 10, line 27, at beginning insert ““both Houses of”” ...
Lord Evans of Temple Guiting | 691 c1138-9 (Link to this contribution) These amendments relate to the board's duties to prepare reports. The reports under Clause 25 are re...
Lord Howard of Rising | 691 c1136 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister. The board has not a function but a duty. There cannot be much wrong with askin...
Lord Evans of Temple Guiting | 691 c1137-8 (Link to this contribution) As we have heard, Amendment No. 169 would require the board to establish a committee consisting of n...
Baroness Noakes | 691 c1138 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for that comprehensive response. However, he has not explained why in some Bill...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 691 c1135-6 (Link to this contribution) Clause 26 obliges the board to have regard to efficiency and cost-effectiveness when deciding on the...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 691 c1129 (Link to this contribution) Only within the framework of the government rules and regulations that cover departments. It is the ...
Baroness Noakes | 691 c1129 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for the Minister’s response. He said that the board was no different from any other bo...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 691 c1129 (Link to this contribution) The services that the ONS currently provides—that is, providing information and advice and undertaki...
Baroness Noakes | 691 c1129 (Link to this contribution) Is it possible for the Statistics Board to do pro bono work under the Bill?
Baroness Noakes | 691 c1128 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 106: 106: Clause 20, page 9, line 25, at end insert— ““( ) The Board shall cha...
Baroness Noakes | 691 c1132 (Link to this contribution) The Minister is contradicting what his honourable friend the Financial Secretary said in another pla...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 691 c1132 (Link to this contribution) I do not have a note on that point, but I am indicating that the current National Statistician does ...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 691 c1129 (Link to this contribution) The rules set out certain areas where charges are obligatory for what the Government provide. Howeve...
Baroness Noakes | 691 c1130 (Link to this contribution) I regard the Minister’s response as somewhat unsatisfactory. We are told that the board is to be ind...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 691 c1130 (Link to this contribution) The noble Baroness is quite right that the board has a five-year settlement. She will also recognise...
Baroness Noakes | 691 c1130 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for offering to write, and welcome that. He will be aware that I was not so muc...
Baroness Noakes | 691 c1130-1 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 113: 113: Before Clause 24, insert the following new Clause— ““Access to the P...
Lord Newby | 691 c1131 (Link to this contribution) It does not matter to us whereabouts the sentiments behind the amendments in this group might find t...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 691 c1131-2 (Link to this contribution) I, too, regret that the noble Lord, Lord Moser, is not here to argue this case with even greater for...
Baroness Noakes | 691 c1143-4 (Link to this contribution) We have considerable sympathy with the amendment. We have debated several times the issue of relocat...
Baroness Noakes | 691 c1136-7 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 117: 117: Clause 25, page 10, line 25, at end insert— ““( ) The report under s...
Baroness Noakes | 691 c1132 (Link to this contribution) I do not want there to be any lack of clarity. The amendment has nothing to do with the amendments t...

Subjects

Disclosure of information
Codes of practice
Fees and charges
Prime Minister
Location
Staff
Office for National Statistics
Statistics
Cabinet Office
Newport (Gwent)
UK Statistics Authority

Legislation

Statistics and Registration Service Bill 2006-07

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