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Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 25th January 2007      

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Statistics and Registration Service Bill, continued

 
 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  54

 

Clause  47,  page  22,  line  16,  leave out ‘Treasury’ and insert ‘Cabinet Office’.

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  55

 

Clause  47,  page  22,  line  18,  leave out ‘Treasury’ and insert ‘Cabinet Office’.

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  56

 

Clause  47,  page  22,  line  19,  leave out ‘Treasury’ and insert ‘Cabinet Office’.

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  57

 

Clause  47,  page  22,  line  24,  leave out ‘Treasury’ and insert ‘Cabinet Office’.

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  58

 

Clause  47,  page  22,  line  28,  leave out ‘Treasury’ and insert ‘Cabinet Office’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  59

 

Clause  48,  page  22,  line  33,  leave out ‘Treasury’ and insert ‘Cabinet Office’.

 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 25th January 2007      

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Statistics and Registration Service Bill, continued

 
 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  60

 

Clause  48,  page  23,  line  21,  leave out ‘Treasury’ and insert ‘Cabinet Office’.

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  61

 

Clause  48,  page  23,  line  28,  leave out ‘Treasury’ and insert ‘Cabinet Office’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  62

 

Clause  48,  page  23,  line  31,  leave out ‘Treasury’ and insert ‘Cabinet Office’.

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not selected  172

 

Page  22,  line  32,  leave out Clause 48.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Stewart Hosie

 

Not called  11

 

Clause  49,  page  24,  line  16,  leave out subsection (7).

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  63

 

Clause  49,  page  24,  line  17,  leave out ‘Treasury’ and insert ‘Cabinet Office’.

 

Stewart Hosie

 

Not called  12

 

Clause  49,  page  24,  line  19,  leave out ‘and the Treasury’.

 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 25th January 2007      

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Statistics and Registration Service Bill, continued

 
 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  64

 

Clause  49,  page  24,  line  19,  leave out ‘Treasury’ and insert ‘Cabinet Office’.

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not selected  173

 

Page  23,  line  34,  leave out Clause 49.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  65

 

Clause  50,  page  25,  line  7,  leave out ‘Treasury’ and insert ‘Cabinet Office’.

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  66

 

Clause  50,  page  25,  line  9,  leave out ‘Treasury’ and insert ‘Cabinet Office’.

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not selected  174

 

Page  24,  line  23,  leave out Clause 50.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 51 to 54 Agreed to.

 

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  67

 

Clause  55,  page  27,  line  13,  leave out ‘Treasury’ and insert ‘Cabinet Office’.

 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 25th January 2007      

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Statistics and Registration Service Bill, continued

 
 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 56 and 57 Agreed to.

 

 

John Healey

 

Agreed to  1

 

Schedule  3,  page  39,  leave out lines 17 to 21.

 

John Healey

 

Agreed to  2

 

Schedule  3,  page  40,  line  23,  at end insert—

 

‘Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 2)

 

            

In section 53 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001, in subsection (8)—

 

(a)    

in paragraph (a), for “Office for National Statistics” substitute

 

“Statistics Board”;

 

(b)    

in paragraph (b), for “that Office” substitute “the Board”.

 

            

 

Education (Graduate Endowment and Student Support) (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 6)

 

            

In section 1 of the Education (Graduate Endowment and Student Support)

 

(Scotland) Act 2001, in subsection (5), in the definition of “the retail prices

 

index”—

 

(a)    

in paragraph (a), for “Office for National Statistics” substitute

 

“Statistics Board”;

 

(b)    

in paragraph (b), for “that Office” substitute “the Board”.’.

 

John Healey

 

Agreed to  3

 

Schedule  3,  page  40,  leave out lines 28 to 32.

 

John Healey

 

Agreed to  4

 

Schedule  3,  page  40,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

‘Income Tax Act 2007

 

            

In section 923 of the Income Tax Act 2007 (definitions), in the definition of

 

“retail prices index”—

 

(a)    

in paragraph (a), for “Office for National Statistics” substitute

 

“Statistics Board”;

 

(b)    

in paragraph (b), for “that Office” substitute “the Board”.’.

 

Schedule, as amended, Agreed to.

 

 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 25th January 2007      

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Statistics and Registration Service Bill, continued

 
 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Negatived on division  175

 

Clause  58,  page  28,  line  14,  leave out from beginning to end of line 16 and insert—

 

‘(1)    

Subject to the provisions of this section, the expenses of the Board shall be paid

 

out of monies provided by Parliament.

 

(2)    

The Chairman of the Board shall, for the financial year ending immediately after

 

this Act has been passed and for each subsequent financial year, prepare an

 

estimate of the six year rolling use of resources by the Board; and the

 

Commission for Official Statistics shall examine that estimate and lay it before

 

the House of Commons with such modifications, if any, as the Commission

 

thinks fit.

 

(2A)    

In discharging its functions under subsection (2) above, the Commission for

 

Official Statistics shall have regard to any advice given by the Board and the

 

Cabinet Office.

 

(2B)    

The Commission for Official Statistics shall appoint a person to be responsible as

 

accounting officer for preparing resource accounts for the Board for each

 

financial year; and that officer shall discharge such other duties as the

 

Commission may determine.

 

(2C)    

The Commission for Official Statistics shall appoint the Comptroller and Auditor

 

General as auditor for the Board.’.

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  68

 

Clause  58,  page  28,  line  17,  leave out ‘Treasury’ and insert ‘Cabinet Office’.

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  183

 

Clause  58,  page  28,  line  17,  leave out ‘Treasury’ and insert ‘Chairman of the

 

Commission’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 59 to 61 Agreed to.

 

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  69

 

Clause  62,  page  29,  line  4,  leave out ‘Treasury’ and insert ‘Cabinet Office’.

 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 25th January 2007      

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Statistics and Registration Service Bill, continued

 
 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  70

 

Clause  62,  page  29,  line  13,  leave out ‘Treasury’ and insert ‘Cabinet Office’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 63 to 70 Agreed to.

 

Schedule 4 Agreed to.

 

Clauses 71 to 73 Agreed to.

 

 

NEW CLAUSES

 

Disclosure of personal data

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Not called  NC1

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘Personal data, disclosed to the Board or the National Statistician and disclosed

 

to other authorities for statistical purposes, is subject to section 36.’.

 

 

Establishment of a Commission for Official Statistics

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  NC2

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

There shall be a commission name the Commission for Official Statistics (in this

 

Act referred to as “the Commission”) for the examination of the production,

 

release and presentation of official statistics.

 

(2)    

The Commission shall consist of six members of the House of Commons

 

appointed by the House of Commons and six Members of the House of Lords

 

appointed by the House of Lords, none of whom shall be a Minister of the Crown.

 

(3)    

The Commission shall, from time to time, present to each House of Parliament a

 

report on the exercise of its functions.

 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 25th January 2007      

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Statistics and Registration Service Bill, continued

 
 

(4)    

Schedule (Commission for Official Statistics) to this Act shall have effect as

 

regards the Commission.’.

 

 

NEW SCHEDULE

 

Mrs Theresa Villiers

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  NS1

 

To move the following Schedule:—

 

‘SCHEDULE 1A

 

Commission for Official Statistics

 

Tenure of office

 

1    (1)  

Subject to paragraph 2 of this Schedule, a member of the Commission shall

 

vacate his office—

 

(a)    

if he ceases to be a Member of the House of Commons or the House

 

of Lords;

 

(b)    

if another person is appointed in his place.

 

      (2)  

Subject to sub-paragraph (1) above, a member of the Commission shall hold

 

office for the duration of the Parliament in which he is nominated or appointed

 

and for a further period provided by paragraph 2 of this Schedule.

 

      (3)  

A member of the Commission may resign at any time by notice to the

 

Commission.

 

      (4)  

Past service is no bar to nomination or appointment as a member of the

 

Commission.

 

2    (1)  

Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, on a dissolution of Parliament, the

 

members of the Commission shall continue in office until members are

 

nominated or appointed in their place.

 

      (2)  

Where at any time after Parliament has been dissolved, it appears that a

 

member of the Commission who is not a Member of the House of Lords—

 

(a)    

has not been validly nominated as a candidate in the ensuing general

 

election; or

 

(b)    

although so nominated, has not been elected as a Member of

 

Parliament at that election

 

            

that member shall resign from the Commission forthwith; but nothing in sub-

 

paragraph (1) above or this sub-paragraph shall be taken as preventing any

 

such member from resigning otherwise than in pursuance of this sub-

 

paragraph.

 

Chairman

 

3          

The Commission shall elect a chairman from amongst its members (in this Act

 

referred to as “the Chairman of the Committee”).

 
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