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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 23rd January 2007

 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

 

Statistics and Registration Service Bill

 

[Fifth and sixth sittings]

 

Alun Michael

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  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

 

Withdrawn  20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.’.

 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 23rd January 2007      

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Statistics and Registration Service Bill, continued

 
 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Negatived on division  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

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  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

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Not called  122

 

Clause  10,  page  5,  line  15,  at end insert—

 

‘(e)    

the Cabinet Office.’.

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Not selected  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.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Mr Michael Fallon

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Negatived on division  21

 

Clause  11,  page  5,  line  17,  leave out ‘may not’ and insert ‘shall’.

 

Mr Michael Fallon

 

Not called  22

 

Clause  11,  page  5,  line  19,  leave out ‘appropriate authority’ and insert ‘Board’.

 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 23rd January 2007      

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Statistics and Registration Service Bill, continued

 
 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Not called  82

 

Clause  11,  page  5,  line  22,  leave out subsection (3).

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Negatived  83

 

Clause  11,  page  5,  line  31,  leave out ‘, or maximum period’.

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Not called  84

 

Clause  11,  page  5,  line  32,  after ‘granted’, insert ‘up to a maximum of two hours

 

before general release’.

 

Mr Michael Fallon

 

Not called  23

 

Clause  11,  page  5,  line  38,  leave out subsection (6).

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Not called  43

 

Clause  11,  page  5,  line  38,  leave out subsections (6) and (7).

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  39

 

Clause  11,  page  5,  line  39,  leave out ‘Treasury’ and insert ‘Cabinet Office’.

 

Mr Michael Fallon

 

Not called  24

 

Clause  11,  page  6,  line  6,  leave out ‘appropriate authority’ and insert ‘Board’.

 

Mr Michael Fallon

 

Not called  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

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Not called  85

 

Clause  11,  page  6,  line  9,  at end insert—

 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 23rd January 2007      

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Statistics and Registration Service Bill, continued

 
 

‘(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

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not selected  94

 

Clause  11,  page  5,  line  16,  leave out Clause 11.

 

Clause Agreed to on division.

 

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Negatived on division  142

 

Clause  12,  page  6,  line  11,  leave out ‘At the request of the appropriate authority’.

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  143

 

Clause  12,  page  6,  line  12,  leave out ‘National’ and insert ‘official’.

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  144

 

Clause  12,  page  6,  line  13,  leave out ‘in relation to’ and insert ‘by the authorities

 

responsible for producing’.

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Negatived on division  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

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  145

 

Clause  12,  page  6,  leave out lines 15 to 18.

 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 23rd January 2007      

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Statistics and Registration Service Bill, continued

 
 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  146

 

Clause  12,  page  6,  leave out lines 25 to 40.

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Negatived on division  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.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not selected  147

 

Page  6,  line  41,  leave out Clause 13.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  148

 

Clause  14,  page  7,  line  17,  leave out ‘and 13(1)’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 15 Agreed to.

 

 

Mr Michael Fallon

 

Not called  26

 

Clause  16,  page  7,  line  34,  after ‘publish’, insert ‘(1)’.

 

Mr Michael Fallon

 

Not called  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.’.

 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 23rd January 2007      

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Statistics and Registration Service Bill, continued

 
 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not selected  149

 

Page  7,  line  33,  leave out Clause 16.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  86

 

Clause  17,  page  8,  line  9,  leave out subsection (4).

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  96

 

Clause  17,  page  8,  line  12,  at end insert—

 

‘(6)    

The Board shall publish the Code within 12 months of being established.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Not called  103

 

Clause  18,  page  8,  line  15,  leave out ‘Board’ and insert ‘National Statistician’.

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Withdrawn  124

 

Clause  18,  page  8,  line  15,  leave out ‘itself’.

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Not called  104

 

Clause  18,  page  8,  line  17,  leave out ‘Board’ and insert ‘National Statistician’.

 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 23rd January 2007      

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Statistics and Registration Service Bill, continued

 
 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Not called  105

 

Clause  18,  page  8,  line  19,  leave out ‘Board’ and insert ‘National Statistician’.

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Not called  106

 

Clause  18,  page  8,  line  21,  leave out ‘Board’ and insert ‘National Statistician’.

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Not called  107

 

Clause  18,  page  8,  line  23,  leave out ‘Board’ and insert ‘National Statistician’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Not called  108

 

Clause  19,  page  8,  line  26,  leave out ‘Board’ and insert ‘National Statistician’.

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Not called  125

 

Clause  19,  page  8,  line  30,  leave out ‘Board’ and insert ‘National Statistician’.

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Not called  126

 

Clause  19,  page  8,  line  36,  leave out ‘Board’ and insert ‘National Statistician’.

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Withdrawn  150

 

Clause  19,  page  8,  line  37,  leave out ‘the consent’ and insert ‘consulting’.

 
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