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Thursday 18th January 2007 Public Bill Committee New Amendments handed in are marked thus * Other Amendments not tabled within the required notice period are marked thus 8 Statistics and Registration Service Bill Note The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [11th January 2007]. Mr Michael Fallon 15 Clause 5, page 3, line 13, after ‘Majesty’, insert ‘on the advice of the Prime Minister’. Dr Vincent Cable
120 Clause 5, page 3, leave out lines 14 and 15 and insert— ‘(b) employed to operate independently of the Board with scrutiny and oversight of the role provided by the Board.’. Mr David Gauke 188 Clause 5, page 3, line 15, at end insert— ‘(2A) No appointment shall be made under subsection (2) until it has been approved by the Commission established under section (Establishment of a Commission for Official Statistics).’. Mr David Gauke 189 Clause 5, page 3, line 15, at end insert— ‘(2A) Appointments made under subsection (2) shall be subject to review by the Commission established under section (Establishment of a Commission for Official Statistics) within one year of their having been made. (2B) The Commission shall produce a report on any review carried out under subsection (2A) and shall lay it before each House of Parliament.’. Mr Michael Fallon 16 Clause 5, page 3, line 19, at end insert— ‘(3A) The National Statistician shall have right of direct access to the Prime Minister on any matter involving dispute with a government department.’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
151 Clause 6, page 3, line 34, leave out ‘Board’ and insert ‘National Statistician’. Mr Michael Fallon 17 Clause 7, page 4, line 21, at end insert— ‘(1A) In order to fulfil its objective under subsection (1) above, the Board shall have authority to— (a) supervise the production of any official statistics; and (b) require any improvements and corrections that it considers necessary to official statistics.’. Alun Michael 191 Clause 7, page 4, line 21, at end insert— ‘(d) the effective use of official statistics to inform local and regional public service delivery.’. Alun Michael 192 Clause 7, page 4, line 26, at end insert ‘and effective use in the public interest’. Dr Vincent Cable
87 Clause 8, page 4, line 30, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’. Mr Michael Fallon 18 Clause 8, page 4, line 33, at end insert— ‘(d) the funding and staffing resources allocated to the production of any official statistics,’. Alun Michael 193 Clause 8, page 4, line 33, at end insert— ‘(d) the effective use of statistics to inform public policy,’. Dr Vincent Cable
88 Clause 8, page 4, line 35, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
99 Clause 8, page 4, line 35, at end insert— ‘(4) Where it considers it to be appropriate, the Board shall provide public comment on cases where it considers that official statistics have been incorrectly interpreted by ministers, departments or other civil servants.’. Dr Vincent Cable
121 Clause 8, page 4, line 35, at end insert— ‘(4) The Board shall have responsibility to monitor and assess the performance of the National Statistician against the assigned responsibilities.’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
100 Clause 9, page 4, line 37, leave out ‘Board’ and insert ‘National Statistician’. Alun Michael 194 Clause 9, page 5, line 1, at end insert— ‘(c) have regard to their usefulness at a local level and the importance of coterminosity of data.’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
101 Clause 9, page 5, line 2, leave out ‘Board’ and insert ‘National Statistician’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
102 Clause 9, page 5, line 4, leave out ‘Board’ and insert ‘National Statistician’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
140 Clause 10, page 5, line 7, leave out ‘National’ and insert ‘official’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
91 Clause 10, page 5, line 8, at end insert— ‘(1A) All those who produce or release official statistics must— (a) comply with the Code under the provisions of subsubsection (1), consulting the Board on matters of interpretation where appropriate; and (b) report to the Board any breaches of the Code.’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
141 Clause 10, page 5, line 8, at end insert ‘taking account of the principles set out in the European Statistics Code of Practice and the United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics and other international codes or agreements which the Board considers to be appropriate.’. Alun Michael 195 Clause 10, page 5, line 10, at end insert— ‘(2A) In preparing the Code the Board shall have regard to the usefulness of National Statistics at a local level and the importance of coterminosity of raw data.’. Alun Michael 196 Clause 10, page 5, line 14, at end insert— ‘(ca) representatives with experience of using statistics to identify public need or improve service delivery, including representatives from local government and non-government organisations, and’. Mr Michael Fallon 19 Clause 10, page 5, line 15, at end insert— ‘(3A) The Board, government departments, the Scottish Administration, Welsh Ministerial authorities, Northern Ireland departments and any other person acting on behalf of the Crown in the production or publication of official statistics shall— (a) be bound by the Code of Practice for National Statistics; (b) consult the Board on any matter of interpretation of the Code that may be necessary; and (c) report to the Board any breach of the Code.’. Mr Michael Fallon 20 Clause 10, page 5, line 15, at end insert— ‘(3B) The Code shall include rules and principles relating to the release of official statistics, including— (a) the location from which the release shall be made; (b) the person or persons responsible for issuing the release; and (c) the period of time before which department or ministerial comment is not to be permitted.’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
92 Clause 10, page 5, line 15, at end insert— ‘(4) The Code shall include rules and principles relating to the granting of pre-release access to official statistics. (5) The Board may, for the purposes of the Code, lay down rules and principles relating to the release of official statistics including specifying, inter alia— (a) the location from which the release shall be made; (b) the persons responsible for issuing the release; and (c) a period, following release, during which time no departmental or ministerial comment is permitted in relation to the release.’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
93 Clause 10, page 5, line 15, at end insert— ‘(6) The Board shall lay before Parliament a report setting out any breach reported to it under subsection (1A) as soon as possible after the breach has occurred.’. Dr Vincent Cable
122 Clause 10, page 5, line 15, at end insert— ‘(e) the Cabinet Office.’. Dr Vincent Cable
123 Clause 10, page 5, line 15, at end insert— ‘(4) All those who produce National Statistics must conform with the Code of Practice unless the Board accepts and publishes any case for deviation, consulting the Board on matters of interpretation as necessary, and reporting any breach of the Code to the Board.’. Mr Michael Fallon
21 Clause 11, page 5, line 17, leave out ‘may not’ and insert ‘shall’. Mr Michael Fallon 22 Clause 11, page 5, line 19, leave out ‘appropriate authority’ and insert ‘Board’. Dr Vincent Cable
82 Clause 11, page 5, line 22, leave out subsection (3). Dr Vincent Cable
83 Clause 11, page 5, line 31, leave out ‘, or maximum period’. Dr Vincent Cable
84 Clause 11, page 5, line 32, after ‘granted’, insert ‘up to a maximum of two hours before general release’. Mr Michael Fallon 23 Clause 11, page 5, line 38, leave out subsection (6). Dr Vincent Cable
43 Clause 11, page 5, line 38, leave out subsections (6) and (7). Dr Vincent Cable
39 Clause 11, page 5, line 39, leave out ‘Treasury’ and insert ‘Cabinet Office’. Mr Michael Fallon 24 Clause 11, page 6, line 6, leave out ‘appropriate authority’ and insert ‘Board’. Mr Michael Fallon 25 Clause 11, page 6, line 7, leave out from ‘consult’ to end of line and insert— ‘(a) the Treasury, except in a case under the provisions of paragraphs (b) to (d); (b) the Scottish Ministers, in relation to official statistics that are wholly Scottish devolved statistics; (c) the Welsh Ministers, in relation to official statistics that are wholly Welsh devolved statistics; (d) the Department of Finance and Personnel for Northern Ireland, in relation to official statistics that are wholly Northern Ireland devolved statistics.’. Dr Vincent Cable
85 Clause 11, page 6, line 9, at end insert— ‘(9) The Board may, for the purposes of the Code, lay down rules and principles relating to the release of official statistics including, inter alia— (a) the location from which the release shall be made; (b) the persons responsible for issuing the release; and (c) the time period before which departmental and ministerial comment is not permitted.’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
94 Clause 11, page 5, line 16, leave out Clause 11. Mrs Theresa Villiers
142 Clause 12, page 6, line 11, leave out ‘At the request of the appropriate authority’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
143 Clause 12, page 6, line 12, leave out ‘National’ and insert ‘official’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
144 Clause 12, page 6, line 13, leave out ‘in relation to’ and insert ‘by the authorities responsible for producing’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
184 Clause 12, page 6, line 14, at end insert— ‘(1A) In the absence of a request from the appropriate authority under subsection (1), the Board shall be permitted to assess and determine whether the Code of Practice has been complied with in relation to any official statistic, provided that it consults the authority responsible for producing a relevant statistic before commencing the assessment.’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
145 Clause 12, page 6, leave out lines 15 to 18. Mrs Theresa Villiers
146 Clause 12, page 6, leave out lines 25 to 40. Dr Vincent Cable
71 Clause 12, page 6, line 40, at end insert— ‘(9) The Board shall have the authority to initiate an assessment process to designate any set of official statistics as National Statistics. (10) Before initiating a process under subsection (9), the Board shall inform the appropriate authority.’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
147 Page 6, line 41, leave out Clause 13. Mrs Theresa Villiers
148 Clause 14, page 7, line 17, leave out ‘and 13(1)’. Mr Michael Fallon 26 Clause 16, page 7, line 34, after ‘publish’, insert ‘(1)’. Mr Michael Fallon 27 Clause 16, page 7, line 36, at end insert ‘; and (2) a list of all persons granted pre-release access under the provisions of section 11.’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
149 Page 7, line 33, leave out Clause 16. Dr Vincent Cable
86 Clause 17, page 8, line 9, leave out subsection (4). Mrs Theresa Villiers
96 Clause 17, page 8, line 12, at end insert— ‘(6) The Board shall publish the Code within 12 months of being established.’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
103 Clause 18, page 8, line 15, leave out ‘Board’ and insert ‘National Statistician’. Dr Vincent Cable
124 Clause 18, page 8, line 15, leave out ‘itself’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
104 Clause 18, page 8, line 17, leave out ‘Board’ and insert ‘National Statistician’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
105 Clause 18, page 8, line 19, leave out ‘Board’ and insert ‘National Statistician’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
106 Clause 18, page 8, line 21, leave out ‘Board’ and insert ‘National Statistician’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
107 Clause 18, page 8, line 23, leave out ‘Board’ and insert ‘National Statistician’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
108 Clause 19, page 8, line 26, leave out ‘Board’ and insert ‘National Statistician’. Dr Vincent Cable
125 Clause 19, page 8, line 30, leave out ‘Board’ and insert ‘National Statistician’. Dr Vincent Cable
126 Clause 19, page 8, line 36, leave out ‘Board’ and insert ‘National Statistician’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
150 Clause 19, page 8, line 37, leave out ‘the consent’ and insert ‘consulting’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
109 Clause 20, page 9, line 11, leave out ‘Board’ and insert ‘National Statistician’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
110 Clause 21, page 9, line 20, leave out ‘Board’ and insert ‘National Statistician’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
111 Clause 22, page 9, line 23, leave out ‘Board’ and insert ‘National Statistician’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
112 Clause 22, page 9, line 25, leave out ‘Board’ and insert ‘National Statistician’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
113 Clause 22, page 9, line 27, leave out ‘Board’ and insert ‘National Statistician’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
114 Clause 23, page 9, line 34, leave out ‘Board’ and insert ‘National Statistician’. Dr Vincent Cable
89 Clause 25, page 10, line 25, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’. Dr Vincent Cable
90 Clause 25, page 10, line 31, leave out ‘as soon as possible thereafter’ and insert ‘concurrently’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
115 Clause 26, page 10, line 34, after ‘Board’ and insert ‘and the National Statistician’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
78 Clause 26, page 10, line 34, leave out ‘its’ and insert ‘their respective’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
116 Clause 26, page 10, line 35, after ‘Board’ and insert ‘and the National Statistician’. |
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