Statistics are obviously absolutely vital if this country is to develop good policy on a whole range of different subjects, not least medicine. However, statistics are sometimes used by scurrilous politicians trying to purvey a particular version of events that is a long way away from the official version of the UK Statistics Authority, and we have seen recent instances in which it has told off Ministers and others. Did the Committee consider any means of punishing offenders who have tried to muddy the waters with false facts?
Governance of Official Statistics
Proceeding contribution from
Chris Bryant
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 18 July 2019.
It occurred during Select Committee statement on Governance of Official Statistics.
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